Genesis 6:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
Genesis 6:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 6:111 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הֵחֵלhēḥēlBore
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
לָרֹבlārōvTo cast together
עַלʿalAbove
פְּנֵיpənêFace
הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil
וּבָנוֹתûvānwōtAnd daughter
יֻלְּדוּyulədûBear young
לָהֶםlāhemTo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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