Genesis 25:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”
Genesis 25:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 25:2714 words
וַיִּגְדְּלוּwayigədəlûAnd be
הַנְּעָרִיםhanəʿārîmThe boy
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אִישׁʾîšMan
יֹדֵעַyōdēʿaKnow
צַיִדṣayidChase
אִישׁʾîšMan
שָׂדֶהśādehField
וְיַעֲקֹבwəyaʿăqōvAnd Jacob
אִישׁʾîšMan
תָּםtāmComplete
יֹשֵׁבyōšēvSit
אֹהָלִיםʾōhālîmTent
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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