Genesis

Genesis 27:1–2

¹When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” Esau replied.

²“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.

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Genesis 27:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Isaac	יִצְחָ֔ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
was	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
old	זָקֵ֣ן	zā·qên	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old
and his eyes	עֵינָ֖יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
were so weak	וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ	wat·tiḵ·he·nā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3543 be or grow dim, faint
that he could no longer see	מֵרְאֹ֑ת	mê·rə·’ōṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
he called	וַיִּקְרָ֞א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
his older	הַגָּדֹ֗ל	hag·gā·ḏōl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
son	בְּנ֣וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Esau	עֵשָׂ֣ו׀	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
My son	בְּנִ֔י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Here I am	הִנֵּֽנִי׃	hin·nê·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2009 lo! behold!
replied	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Genesis 27:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I am now	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
old	זָקַ֑נְתִּי	zā·qan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2204 be or become old
and I do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֖עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
the day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of my death	מוֹתִֽי׃	mō·w·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4194 death

Cross-references

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Genesis 27:1 1 Samuel 3:2 · Genesis 48:10 · Genesis 25:23–25 · Ecclesiastes 12:3 · John 9:3

Genesis 27:2 James 4:14 · Proverbs 27:1 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Mark 13:35 · Genesis 48:21 · 1 Samuel 20:3 · Genesis 47:29 · Isaiah 38:1 · Isaiah 38:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.