Genesis 27:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.”
Genesis 27:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 27:2015 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac
אֶלʾelNear
בְּנוֹbənwōSon
מַהmahWhat?
זֶּהzehThis
מִהַרְתָּmiharətāBe liquid
לִמְצֹאliməṣōʾTo come
בְּנִיbənîSon
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הִקְרָהhiqərāhLight upon
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
לְפָנָיləp̄ānāyTo face
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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