Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 21:30 Interlinear
“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
Genesis 21:31 Wherefore he called that place ...