Genesis

Genesis 27:39

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
answered him	וַיַּ֛עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Behold	הִנֵּ֞ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
your dwelling place	מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ	mō·wō·šā·ḇe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
shall be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
away from the richness	מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤י	miš·man·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4924 fatness
of the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
away from the dew	וּמִטַּ֥ל	ū·miṭ·ṭal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2919 night-mist, dew
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מֵעָֽל׃	mê·‘āl	Preposition	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.