Genesis 46:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:”
Genesis 46:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 46:314 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
הָאֵלhāʾēlThe strength
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
אַלʾalNot
תִּירָאtîrāʾFear
מֵרְדָהmērədāhFrom descend
מִצְרַיְמָהmiṣərayəmāhMitsrajim
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
לְגוֹיləgwōyTo nation
גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat
אֲשִׂימְךָʾăśîməḵāPut
שָׁםšāmThere
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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