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Genesis 38:13 — King James Version← Study notes

And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.


Genesis 38:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 38:139 words
וַיֻּגַּדwayugadAnd front
לְתָמָרlətāmārTo Tamar
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
חָמִיךְḥāmîḵəFather-in-law
עֹלֶהʿōlehAscend
תִמְנָתָהtimənātāhTimnah
לָגֹזlāgōzTo cut off
צֹאנוֹṣōʾnwōFlock
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֻּגַּדwayugadAnd front
לְתָמָרlətāmārTo Tamar
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
חָמִיךְḥāmîḵəFather-in-law
עֹלֶהʿōlehAscend
תִמְנָתָהtimənātāhTimnah
לָגֹזlāgōzTo cut off
צֹאנוֹṣōʾnwōFlock

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