Genesis 40:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.”

Genesis 40:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 40:1714 words

וּבַסַּלûvasalAnd in willow twig

הָעֶלְיוֹןhāʿeləywōnThe elevation

מִכֹּלmikōlFrom whole

מַאֲכַלmaʾăḵalEatable

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

מַעֲשֵׂהmaʿăśēhAction

אֹפֶהʾōp̄ehCook

וְהָעוֹףwəhāʿwōp̄And the bird

אֹכֵלʾōḵēlEat

אֹתָםʾōtām—

מִןminPart

הַסַּלhasalThe willow twig

מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above

רֹאשִׁיrōʾšîHead

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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