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Genesis 4:9
🇮🇱 BIBLICAL HEBREW

📖 King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Hebrew (BDB)

# Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אָמַר H559 HC/Vqw3ms אָמַר a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude): answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
2 יְהוָה֙ יְהֹוָה H3068 HNp יְהֹוָה from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
3 אֶל אֶל H413 HR אֶל (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
4 קַ֔יִן קָ֫יִן H7014 HNp קָ֫יִן the same as קֵין (with a play upon the affinity to קָנָה); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: Cain, Kenite(-s).
5 אֵ֖י אַי H335 HTi אַי perhaps from מֵאַ֫יִן; where? hence how?: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
6 הֶ֣בֶל הָ֫בֶל H1893 HNp הָ֫בֶל the same as הָ֫בֶל; Hebel, the son of Adam: Abel.
7 אָחִ֑י/ךָ אָח H251 HNcmsc/Sp2ms אָח a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like אָב)): another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
8 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אָמַר H559 HC/Vqw3ms אָמַר a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude): answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
9 לֹ֣א לֹא H3808 HTn לֹא or lowi; or loh (Deut. 3:11); a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows): X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
10 יָדַ֔עְתִּי יָדַע H3045 HVqp1cs יָדַע a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow): acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
11 הֲ/שֹׁמֵ֥ר שָׁמַר H8104 HTi/Vqrmsa שָׁמַר a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
12 אָחִ֖/י אָח H251 HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָח a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like אָב)): another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
13 אָנֹֽכִי אָנֹכִי H595 HPp1cs אָנֹכִי; a primitive pro.; I: I, me, X which.