Genesis 35:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:”
Genesis 35:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 35:217 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
כָּלkālWhole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עִמּוֹʿimwōWith
הָסִרוּhāsirûTurn
אֶתʾet—
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
הַנֵּכָרhanēḵārThe foreign
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בְּתֹכְכֶםbətōḵəḵemIn bisection
וְהִטַּהֲרוּwəhiṭahărûAnd be pure
וְהַחֲלִיפוּwəhaḥălîp̄ûAnd slide
שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶםśiməlōtêḵemDress
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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