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Genesis 35:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.


Genesis 35:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 35:1713 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּvəhaqəšōtāhIn be dense
בְּלִדְתָּהּbəlidətāhIn bear young
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
הַמְיַלֶּדֶתhaməyaledetThe bear young
אַלʾalNot
תִּירְאִיtîrəʾîFear
כִּיRelative conjunction
גַםgamAssemblage
זֶהzehThis
לָךְlāḵəTo
בֵּןbēnSon
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּvəhaqəšōtāhIn be dense
בְּלִדְתָּהּbəlidətāhIn bear young
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
הַמְיַלֶּדֶתhaməyaledetThe bear young
אַלʾalNot
תִּירְאִיtîrəʾîFear
כִּיRelative conjunction
גַםgamAssemblage
זֶהzehThis
לָךְlāḵəTo
בֵּןbēnSon

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