Genesis

Genesis 27:33–36

³³Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him — and indeed, he will be blessed!”

³⁴When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”

³⁵But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

³⁶So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob?^a For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

Footnotes

a 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives.

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Genesis 27:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Isaac	יִצְחָ֣ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
began to tremble violently	וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד	way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2729 tremble, be terrified
and said	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
was it	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
then	אֵפ֡וֹא	’ê·p̄ō·w	Conjunction	H645 then
who hunted	הַצָּֽד־	haṣ·ṣāḏ-	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6679 hunt
the game	צַיִד֩	ṣa·yiḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6718 hunting, game
and brought it	וַיָּ֨בֵא	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	לִ֜י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Before	בְּטֶ֥רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
you came in	תָּב֖וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
I ate	וָאֹכַ֥ל	wā·’ō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
it all	מִכֹּ֛ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
and blessed him	וָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ	wā·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and indeed	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
he will be	יִהְיֶֽה׃	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blessed	בָּר֖וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

Genesis 27:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Esau	עֵשָׂו֙	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
heard	כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
words	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
he let out	וַיִּצְעַ֣ק	way·yiṣ·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
a loud	גְּדֹלָ֥ה	gə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
and bitter	וּמָרָ֖ה	ū·mā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
cry	צְעָקָ֔ה	ṣə·‘ā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6818 cry, outcry
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to his father	לְאָבִ֔יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Bless me	בָּרֲכֵ֥נִי	bā·ră·ḵê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H1288 kneel, bless
too	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
O my father	אָבִֽי׃	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father

Genesis 27:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your brother	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
came	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
deceitfully	בְּמִרְמָ֑ה	bə·mir·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
and took	וַיִּקַּ֖ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
your blessing	בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃	bir·ḵā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1293 blessing

Genesis 27:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Is he not rightly	הֲכִי֩	hă·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
named	קָרָ֨א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֗ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
For he has cheated me	וַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙	way·ya‘·qə·ḇê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6117 follow at the heel
twice	פַעֲמַ֔יִם	p̄a·‘ă·ma·yim	Noun - fd	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
He took	לָקָ֔ח	lā·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
my birthright	בְּכֹרָתִ֣י	bə·ḵō·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1062 right of first-born
and	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
he has taken	לָקַ֣ח	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
my blessing	בִּרְכָתִ֑י	bir·ḵā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1293 blessing
Then he asked	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Haven’t	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you saved	אָצַ֥לְתָּ	’ā·ṣal·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H680 lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
a blessing	בְּרָכָֽה׃	bə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
for me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular