Genesis 37:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:127 words

וַיֵּלְכוּwayēləḵûAnd walk

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

לִרְעוֹתlirəʿwōtTo tend

אֶׄתׄʾet—

צֹאןṣōʾnFlock

אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather

בִּשְׁכֶםbišəḵemIn Shekem

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֵּלְכוּwayēləḵûAnd walk

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

לִרְעוֹתlirəʿwōtTo tend

אֶׄתׄʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

צֹאןṣōʾnFlock

אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather

בִּשְׁכֶםbišəḵemIn Shekem

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