Genesis 38:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.”
Genesis 38:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:2314 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
תִּקַּחtiqaḥTake
לָהּlāhTo
פֶּןpenRemoval
נִהְיֶהnihəyehExist
לָבוּזlāvûzTo disrespect
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
שָׁלַחְתִּיšālaḥətîSend
הַגְּדִיhagədîThe young goat
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
לֹאlōʾNot
מְצָאתָהּməṣāʾtāhCome
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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