Genesis

Genesis 27:37–39

37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.

39His father Isaac answered him:

“Behold, your dwelling place shall be

away from the richness of the land,

away from the dew of heaven above.

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Genesis 27:37

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
answeredוַיַּ֨עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וlə·‘ê·śāwPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
Lookהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוśam·tîwVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
himלָךְ֙lāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
your masterגְּבִ֞ירgə·ḇîrNoun - masculine singularH1376 lord
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
givenנָתַ֤תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
himלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his relativesאֶחָ֗יו’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
as servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant
I have sustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוsə·maḵ·tîwVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH5564 lean, lay, rest, support
himוּלְכָ֣הū·lə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular
with grainוְדָגָ֥ןwə·ḏā·ḡānConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1715 corn, grain
and new wineוְתִירֹ֖שׁwə·ṯî·rōšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH8492 must, fresh or new wine
Whatמָ֥הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
is leftאֵפ֔וֹא’ê·p̄ō·wConjunctionH645 then
that I can do for youאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
my sonבְּנִֽי׃bə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son

Genesis 27:38

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his fatherאָבִ֗יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Do you have only oneאַחַ֤ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhaḇ·rā·ḵāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1293 blessing
my fatherאָבִ֔י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Bless meבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיbā·ră·ḵê·nîVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH1288 kneel, bless
tooגַם־ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
O my fatherאָבִ֑י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Then Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃way·yê·ḇəkConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1058 weep, bewail
aloudוַיִּשָּׂ֥אway·yiś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry

Genesis 27:39

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His fatherאָבִ֖יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
answered himוַיַּ֛עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
your dwelling placeמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmō·wō·šā·ḇe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
shall beיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
away from the richnessמִשְׁמַנֵּ֤יmiš·man·nêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH4924 fatness
of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
away from the dewוּמִטַּ֥לū·miṭ·ṭalConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2919 night-mist, dew
of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
aboveמֵעָֽל׃mê·‘ālPrepositionH5921 height

Cross-references

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Genesis 27:37 Genesis 25:23 · Genesis 27:28–29 · Romans 9:10–12 · 2 Samuel 8:14

Genesis 27:38 Hebrews 12:17 · Genesis 27:34

Genesis 27:39 Genesis 27:28 · Hebrews 11:20 · Genesis 36:6–8 · Joshua 24:4

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