Genesis

Genesis 25:29

²⁹One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
while Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
was cooking	וַיָּ֥זֶד	way·yā·zeḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2102 be presumptuous
some stew	נָזִ֑יד	nā·zîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5138 thing sodden or boiled, pottage
Esau	עֵשָׂ֛ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
came in	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was famished	עָיֵֽף׃	‘ā·yêp̄	Adjective - masculine singular	H5889 faint, weary

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