Genesis

Genesis 27:21

²¹Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Isaac	יִצְחָק֙	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
Please	נָּ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
come closer	גְּשָׁה־	gə·šāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
so I can touch you	וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖	wa·’ă·muš·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H4184 feel
my son	בְּנִ֑י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Are you	הַֽאַתָּ֥ה	ha·’at·tāh	Article; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
really	זֶ֛ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
my son	בְּנִ֥י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
not	לֹֽא׃	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.