Genesis 9:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”
Genesis 9:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 9:46 words
אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation
בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh
בְּנַפְשׁוֹbənap̄əšwōIn breathing creature
דָמוֹdāmwōBlood
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹאכֵלוּtōʾḵēlûEat
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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