Genesis
Genesis 27:36
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.