Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 21:30 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 21:30, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And he said For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand that they may be a witness unto me that I have digged this well ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | כִּ֚י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | שֶׁ֣בַע | H7651 | For these seven | seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number |
| 5 | כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת | H3535 | ewe lambs | a ewe |
| 6 | תִּקַּ֖ח | H3947 | shalt thou take | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 7 | מִיָּדִ֑י | H3027 | of my hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 8 | בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ | H5668 | that | properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that |
| 9 | תִּֽהְיֶה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 10 | לִּ֣י | H0 | ||
| 11 | לְעֵדָ֔ה | H5713 | they may be a witness | testimony |
| 12 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 13 | חָפַ֖רְתִּי | H2658 | unto me that I have digged | properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore |
| 14 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 15 | הַבְּאֵ֥ר | H875 | this well | a pit; especially a well |
| 16 | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that |
Verse Context
Genesis 21:29said And Abimelech unto Abraham ...
Genesis 21:30 (current)And he said For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand that they may be a witness unto me that I have digged this well
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