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Genesis 9:4 — King James Version← Study notes

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.


Genesis 9:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:46 words
אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation
בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh
בְּנַפְשׁוֹbənap̄əšwōIn breathing creature
דָמוֹdāmwōBlood
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹאכֵלוּtōʾḵēlûEat
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation
בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh
בְּנַפְשׁוֹbənap̄əšwōIn breathing creature
דָמוֹdāmwōBlood
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹאכֵלוּtōʾḵēlûEat

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