Genesis 38:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.”
Genesis 38:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:37 words
וַתַּהַרwataharAnd be
וַתֵּלֶדwatēledAnd bear young
בֵּןbēnSon
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
אֶתʾet—
שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation
עֵרʿērEr
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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