Genesis 4:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 4:913 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
קַיִןqayinKajin
אֵיʾêWhere?
הֶבֶלhevelHebel
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לֹאlōʾNot
יָדַעְתִּיyādaʿətîKnow
הֲשֹׁמֵרhăšōmērHedge
אָחִיʾāḥîBrother
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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