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Genesis 47:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?


Genesis 47:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 47:88 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
אֶלʾelNear
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
כַּמָּהkamāhLike what?
יְמֵיyəmêDay
שְׁנֵיšənêYear
חַיֶּיךָḥayeyḵāAlive
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
אֶלʾelNear
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
כַּמָּהkamāhLike what?
יְמֵיyəmêDay
שְׁנֵיšənêYear
חַיֶּיךָḥayeyḵāAlive

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