Genesis 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
Genesis 4:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 4:715 words
הֲלוֹאhălwōʾNot
אִםʾimLo!
תֵּיטִיבtêṭîvBe
שְׂאֵתśəʾētElevation
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
לֹאlōʾNot
תֵיטִיבtêṭîvBe
לַפֶּתַחlapetaḥTo opening
חַטָּאתḥaṭāʾtOffence
רֹבֵץrōvēṣCrouch
וְאֵלֶיךָwəʾēleyḵāAnd near
תְּשׁוּקָתוֹtəšûqātwōLonging
וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
תִּמְשָׁלtiməšālRule
בּוֹbwōIn
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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