Genesis 38:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.”
Genesis 38:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:113 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בָּעֵתbāʿētIn time
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
וַיֵּרֶדwayēredAnd descend
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
וַיֵּטwayēṭAnd stretch
עַדʿadAs far
אִישׁʾîšMan
עֲדֻלָּמִיʿădulāmîAdullamite
וּשְׁמוֹûšəmwōAnd appellation
חִירָהḥîrāhChirah
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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