Genesis 7:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.”
Genesis 7:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 7:218 words
מִכֹּלmikōlFrom whole
הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb
הַטְּהוֹרָהhaṭəhwōrāhThe pure
תִּקַּחtiqaḥTake
לְךָləḵāTo
שִׁבְעָהšivəʿāhSeven
שִׁבְעָהšivəʿāhSeven
אִישׁʾîšMan
וְאִשְׁתּוֹwəʾišətwōAnd woman
וּמִןûminAnd part
הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
טְהֹרָהṭəhōrāhPure
הִואhiwʾHe
שְׁנַיִםšənayimTwo
אִישׁʾîšMan
וְאִשְׁתּוֹwəʾišətwōAnd woman
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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