Genesis
Genesis 27:11
11Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| his mother | אִמּ֑וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| Rebekah | רִבְקָ֖ה | riḇ·qāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7259 Rebekah |
| Look | הֵ֣ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| my brother | אָחִי֙ | ’ā·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֤ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| is a hairy | שָׂעִ֔ר | śā·‘ir | Adjective - masculine singular | H8163 he-goat, buck |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| but I am | וְאָנֹכִ֖י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| smooth-skinned | חָלָֽק׃ | ḥā·lāq | Adjective - masculine singular | H2509 smooth |
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