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Genesis 4:10 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.


Genesis 4:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 4:1010 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
קוֹלqwōlVoice
דְּמֵיdəmêBlood
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
צֹעֲקִיםṣōʿăqîmShriek
אֵלַיʾēlayNear
מִןminPart
הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
קוֹלqwōlVoice
דְּמֵיdəmêBlood
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
צֹעֲקִיםṣōʿăqîmShriek
אֵלַיʾēlayNear
מִןminPart
הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil

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