Genesis 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”

Genesis 6:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 6:1214 words

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶתʾet—

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

נִשְׁחָתָהnišəḥātāhDecay

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

הִשְׁחִיתhišəḥîtDecay

כָּלkālWhole

בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh

אֶתʾet—

דַּרְכּוֹdarəkwōRoad

עַלʿalAbove

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

נִשְׁחָתָהnišəḥātāhDecay

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

הִשְׁחִיתhišəḥîtDecay

כָּלkālWhole

בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

דַּרְכּוֹdarəkwōRoad

עַלʿalAbove

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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