Genesis

Genesis 27:3–5

³Take your weapons — your quiver and bow — and go out into the field to hunt some game for me. ⁴Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

⁵Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,

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Genesis 27:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take	שָׂא־	śā-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
your weapons	כֵלֶ֔יךָ	ḵê·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
your quiver	תֶּלְיְךָ֖	tel·yə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8522 quiver
and bow	וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ	wə·qaš·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7198 bow
and go out	וְצֵא֙	wə·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
into the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to hunt	וְצ֥וּדָה	wə·ṣū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6679 hunt
some game	צֵידָה׃	ṣē·ḏå̄h	Noun - masculine singular	H6718 hunting, game
for me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Genesis 27:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then prepare	וַעֲשֵׂה־	wa·‘ă·śêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a tasty dish	מַטְעַמִּ֜ים	maṭ·‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4303 tasty or savoury food, dainties
that	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I love	אָהַ֛בְתִּי	’ā·haḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H157 love
and bring	וְהָבִ֥יאָה	wə·hā·ḇî·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it to me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
to eat	וְאֹכֵ֑לָה	wə·’ō·ḵê·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H398 eat
so that	בַּעֲב֛וּר	ba·‘ă·ḇūr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
I	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
may bless	תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥	tə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
you before	בְּטֶ֥רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I die	אָמֽוּת׃	’ā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4191 die

Genesis 27:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Rebekah	וְרִבְקָ֣ה	wə·riḇ·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7259 Rebekah
was listening	שֹׁמַ֔עַת	šō·ma·‘aṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H8085 hear
to what Isaac	יִצְחָ֔ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
told	בְּדַבֵּ֣ר	bə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
his son	בְּנ֑וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
So when Esau	עֵשָׂו֙	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
went	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
into the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to hunt	לָצ֥וּד	lā·ṣūḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6679 hunt
game	צַ֖יִד	ṣa·yiḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6718 hunting, game
bring	לְהָבִֽיא׃	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Cross-references

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Genesis 27:3 Genesis 25:27–28 · Genesis 10:9 · 1 Corinthians 6:12

Genesis 27:4 Hebrews 11:20 · Genesis 48:9 · Genesis 27:25 · Genesis 49:28 · Luke 24:51 · Joshua 22:6 · Genesis 27:7 · Luke 2:34 · Joshua 14:13 · Genesis 24:60 · Genesis 27:31 · Deuteronomy 33:1–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.