Genesis 38:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.”

Genesis 38:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 38:108 words

וַיֵּרַעwayēraʿAnd spoil

בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo

וַיָּמֶתwayāmetAnd die

גַּםgamAssemblage

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֵּרַעwayēraʿAnd spoil

בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo

וַיָּמֶתwayāmetAnd die

גַּםgamAssemblage

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

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