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Genesis 37:11 — King James Version← Study notes

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.


Genesis 37:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:117 words
וַיְקַנְאוּwayəqanəʾûAnd be
בוֹvwōIn
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
וְאָבִיוwəʾāvîwAnd father
שָׁמַרšāmarHedge
אֶתʾet
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיְקַנְאוּwayəqanəʾûAnd be
בוֹvwōIn
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
וְאָבִיוwəʾāvîwAnd father
שָׁמַרšāmarHedge
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word

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