Genesis 5:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:”

Genesis 5:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 5:159 words

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

מַהֲלַלְאֵלmahălaləʾēlMahalalel

חָמֵשׁḥāmēšFive

שָׁנִיםšānîmYear

וְשִׁשִּׁיםwəšišîmAnd sixty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾet—

יָרֶדyāredJered

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

מַהֲלַלְאֵלmahălaləʾēlMahalalel

חָמֵשׁḥāmēšFive

שָׁנִיםšānîmYear

וְשִׁשִּׁיםwəšišîmAnd sixty

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יָרֶדyāredJered

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