Genesis
Genesis 25:32
32“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּ֛ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| I am | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| about to die | הוֹלֵ֖ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| so what good | וְלָמָּה־ | wə·lām·māh- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is a birthright | בְּכֹרָֽה׃ | bə·ḵō·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1062 right of first-born |
| to me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 34:9 · Job 21:15 · Job 22:17 · Malachi 3:14 · Exodus 22:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.