“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
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
קַ֖יִןqayin
CainnounH7014
Kenite
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הֶ֣בֶלhebel
AbelnounH1893
אָחִ֑י/וʾāḥiyw
brother hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
וַֽ/יְהִי֙wayəhiy
and it wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בִּ/הְיוֹתָ֣/םbihəywōtām
when were theypronH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔הbaśādeh
in the fieldpronH7704
field · ground · land · soil ···
וַ/יָּ֥קָםwayāqām
and he rose upconjH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
קַ֛יִןqayin
CainnounH7014
Kenite
אֶלʾel
againstpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הֶ֥בֶלhebel
AbelnounH1893
אָחִ֖י/וʾāḥiyw
brother hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
וַ/יַּהַרְגֵֽ/הוּwayaharəgēhw
and he killed himconjH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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