Genesis

Genesis 27:26–27

²⁶Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

²⁷So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said:

“Ah, the smell of my son

is like the smell of a field

that the LORD has blessed.

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Genesis 27:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֣ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Please	נָּ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
come near	גְּשָׁה־	gə·šāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
and kiss	וּשְׁקָה־	ū·šə·qāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5401 kiss
me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
my son	בְּנִֽי׃	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son

Genesis 27:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he came near	וַיִּגַּשׁ֙	way·yig·gaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
and kissed	וַיִּשַּׁק־	way·yiš·šaq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5401 kiss
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
When Isaac smelled	וַיָּ֛רַח	way·yā·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7306 smell, perceive odour
his clothing	בְּגָדָ֖יו	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
he blessed him	וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ	way·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ah	רְאֵה֙	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
the smell	כְּרֵ֣יחַ	kə·rê·aḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
of my son	בְּנִ֔י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
is like the smell	רֵ֣יחַ	rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
of a field	שָׂדֶ֔ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has blessed	בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ	bê·ră·ḵōw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

Cross-references

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Genesis 27:27 Hebrews 6:7 · Psalm 65:10 · Hebrews 11:20 · Genesis 26:12 · Hosea 14:6–7 · Song of Solomon 4:11–14 · Song of Solomon 7:12–13 · Song of Solomon 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.