Genesis 7:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.”

Genesis 7:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 7:1811 words

וַיִּגְבְּרוּwayigəbərûAnd be strong

הַמַּיִםhamayimThe waters

וַיִּרְבּוּwayirəbûAnd increase

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

עַלʿalAbove

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וַתֵּלֶךְwatēleḵəAnd walk

הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּגְבְּרוּwayigəbərûAnd be strong

הַמַּיִםhamayimThe waters

וַיִּרְבּוּwayirəbûAnd increase

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

עַלʿalAbove

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

וַתֵּלֶךְwatēleḵəAnd walk

הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters

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