Genesis
Genesis 27:1
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 3:2 · Genesis 48:10 · Genesis 25:23–25 · Ecclesiastes 12:3 · John 9:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.