Genesis 36:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;”

Genesis 36:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 36:49 words

וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young

עָדָהʿādāhAdah

לְעֵשָׂוləʿēśāwTo Esav

אֶתʾet—

אֱלִיפָזʾĕlîp̄āzEliphaz

וּבָשְׂמַתûvāśəmatAnd Bosmath

יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young

אֶתʾet—

רְעוּאֵלrəʿûʾēlReuel

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young

עָדָהʿādāhAdah

לְעֵשָׂוləʿēśāwTo Esav

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֱלִיפָזʾĕlîp̄āzEliphaz

וּבָשְׂמַתûvāśəmatAnd Bosmath

יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רְעוּאֵלrəʿûʾēlReuel

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