Genesis

Genesis 27:35–36

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 27:35

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

Cross-references

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Genesis 27:35 1 Thessalonians 4:6

Genesis 27:36 Genesis 25:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.