Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 12:11 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 12:11, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt that he said unto Sarai his wife Behold now I know his wife that thou art a fair to look upon ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֕י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | And it came to pass when | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc |
| 3 | הִקְרִ֖יב | H7126 | he was come near | to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose |
| 4 | לָב֣וֹא | H935 | to enter | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 5 | מִצְרָ֑יְמָה | H4714 | into Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 6 | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | H559 | that he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 7 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 8 | שָׂרַ֣י | H8297 | unto Sarai | sarai, the wife of abraham |
| 9 | אִשָּׁ֥ה | H802 | his wife | a woman |
| 10 | הִנֵּה | H2009 | Behold | lo! |
| 11 | נָ֣א | H4994 | now | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction |
| 12 | יָדַ֔עְתִּי | H3045 | I know | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 13 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 14 | אִשָּׁ֥ה | H802 | his wife | a woman |
| 15 | יְפַת | H3303 | that thou art a fair | beautiful (literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | מַרְאֶ֖ה | H4758 | to look upon | a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), |
| 17 | אָֽתְּ׃ | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Genesis 12:10 And there was a famine in the land went down and Abram into Egypt...
Genesis 12:11 (current) And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt that he said unto Sarai his wife Behold now I know his wife that thou art a fair to look upon
Genesis 12:12 shall see Therefore it shall come to pass when the Egyptians thee that they shall say...