Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 24:2 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 24:2, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

said And Abraham servant unto his eldest of his house that ruled over all that he had Put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אַבְרָהָ֗םH85And Abrahamabraham, the later name of abram
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4עַבְדּוֹ֙H5650servanta servant
5זְקַ֣ןH2205unto his eldestold
6בֵּית֔וֹH1004of his housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
7הַמֹּשֵׁ֖לH4910that ruled overto rule
8בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
9אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10ל֑וֹH0
11שִֽׂיםH7760all that he had Putto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
12נָ֥אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
13יָֽדְךָ֖H3027I pray thee thy handa 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
14תַּ֥חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
15יְרֵכִֽי׃H3409under my thighthe thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side

Verse Context

Genesis 24:1Abraham was old and well stricken in age and the LORD had blessed...
Genesis 24:2 (current)said And Abraham servant unto his eldest of his house that ruled over all that he had Put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh
Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by the LORD and the God of heaven and the God of the earth...

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