Genesis 38:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.”
Genesis 38:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:812 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
לְאוֹנָןləʾwōnānTo Onan
בֹּאbōʾGo
אֶלʾelNear
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
וְיַבֵּםwəyabēmAnd marry
אֹתָהּʾōtāh—
וְהָקֵםwəhāqēmAnd rise
זֶרַעzeraʿSeed
לְאָחִיךָləʾāḥîḵāTo brother
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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