“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
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
קַ֔יִןqayin
CainnounH7014
Kenite
אֵ֖יʾēy
where?particleH335
what · whence · where · whether ···
הֶ֣בֶלhebel
is AbelnounH1893
אָחִ֑י/ךָʾāḥiykā
brother yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָדַ֔עְתִּיyādaʿətiy
I knowverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
הֲ/שֹׁמֵ֥רhăšōmēr
¿ the keeperparticleH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
אָחִ֖/יʾāḥiy
of brother mynounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
אָנֹֽכִיʾānōkiy
am IprepH595
me · which
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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