Genesis 37:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.”
Genesis 37:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:17 words
וַיֵּשֶׁבwayēševAnd sit
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
מְגוּרֵיməgûrêTemporary abode
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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