Genesis 35:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”
Genesis 35:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 35:120 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
קוּםqûmRise
עֲלֵהʿălēhAscend
בֵיתvêt—
אֵלʾēlBeth-El
וְשֶׁבwəševAnd sit
שָׁםšāmThere
וַעֲשֵׂהwaʿăśēhAnd do
שָׁםšāmThere
מִזְבֵּחַmizəbēḥaAltar
לָאֵלlāʾēlTo strength
הַנִּרְאֶהhanirəʾehThe see
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
בְּבָרְחֲךָbəvārəḥăḵāIn bolt
מִפְּנֵיmipənêFrom face
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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