Genesis
Genesis 27:34
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!”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.