Genesis 5:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:”

Genesis 5:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 5:97 words

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

אֱנוֹשׁʾĕnwōšEnosh

תִּשְׁעִיםtišəʿîmNinety

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾet—

קֵינָןqênānKenan

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְחִיwayəḥîAnd live

אֱנוֹשׁʾĕnwōšEnosh

תִּשְׁעִיםtišəʿîmNinety

שָׁנָהšānāhYear

וַיּוֹלֶדwaywōledAnd bear young

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

קֵינָןqênānKenan

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