Genesis 37:34 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”
Genesis 37:34 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:3411 words
וַיִּקְרַעwayiqəraʿAnd rend
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
שִׂמְלֹתָיוśiməlōtāywDress
וַיָּשֶׂםwayāśemAnd put
שַׂקśaqMesh
בְּמָתְנָיוbəmātənāywIn waist
וַיִּתְאַבֵּלwayitəʾabēlAnd bewail
עַלʿalAbove
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
רַבִּיםrabîmAbundant
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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