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Genesis 9:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,


Genesis 9:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:88 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
נֹחַnōḥaNoach
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
בָּנָיוbānāywSon
אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
אֶלʾelNear
נֹחַnōḥaNoach
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
בָּנָיוbānāywSon
אִתּוֹʾitwōNearness
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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