Genesis 48:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.”
Genesis 48:10 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 48:1014 words
וְעֵינֵיwəʿênêAnd eye
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
כָּבְדוּkāvədûBe heavy
מִזֹּקֶןmizōqenFrom old age
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּכַלyûḵalBe able
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
וַיַּגֵּשׁwayagēšAnd be
אֹתָםʾōtām—
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
וַיִּשַּׁקwayišaqAnd kiss
לָהֶםlāhemTo
וַיְחַבֵּקwayəḥabēqAnd clasp
לָהֶםlāhemTo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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