Genesis 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.”
Genesis 4:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 4:814 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
קַיִןqayinKajin
אֶלʾelNear
הֶבֶלhevelHebel
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בִּהְיוֹתָםbihəywōtāmIn exist
בַּשָּׂדֶהbaśādehIn field
וַיָּקָםwayāqāmAnd rise
קַיִןqayinKajin
אֶלʾelNear
הֶבֶלhevelHebel
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּwayaharəgēhûAnd smite
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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