Genesis

Genesis 27:12

¹²What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What if	אוּלַ֤י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
my father	אָבִ֔י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
touches me	יְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙	yə·muš·šê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4959 feel, grope
Then I would be revealed	וְהָיִ֥יתִי	wə·hā·yî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to him	בְעֵינָ֖יו	ḇə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
as a deceiver	כִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַ	kim·ṯa‘·tê·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8591 mock
and I would bring	וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י	wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon myself	עָלַ֛י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
a curse	קְלָלָ֖ה	qə·lā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7045 curse
rather than	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a blessing	בְרָכָֽה׃	ḇə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.