Genesis 38:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?”
Genesis 38:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:1713 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
אֲשַׁלַּחʾăšalaḥSend
גְּדִיgədîYoung goat
עִזִּיםʿizîmShe-goat
מִןminPart
הַצֹּאןhaṣōʾnThe flock
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
אִםʾimLo!
תִּתֵּןtitēnGive
עֵרָבוֹןʿērāvwōnPawn
עַדʿadAs far
שָׁלְחֶךָšāləḥeḵāSend
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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