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Genesis 4:13 — King James Version← Study notes

And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.


Genesis 4:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 4:137 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
קַיִןqayinKajin
אֶלʾelNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat
עֲוֺנִיʿăwōnîPerversity
מִנְּשֹׂאminəśōʾFrom lift
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
קַיִןqayinKajin
אֶלʾelNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat
עֲוֺנִיʿăwōnîPerversity
מִנְּשֹׂאminəśōʾFrom lift

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