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Genesis 27:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.


Genesis 27:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 27:2114 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac
אֶלʾelNear
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
גְּשָׁהgəšāhBe
נָּאnāʾ'I pray'
וַאֲמֻשְׁךָwaʾămušəḵāAnd touch
בְּנִיbənîSon
הַאַתָּהhaʾatāhThou
זֶהzehThis
בְּנִיbənîSon
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac
אֶלʾelNear
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
גְּשָׁהgəšāhBe
נָּאnāʾ'I pray'
וַאֲמֻשְׁךָwaʾămušəḵāAnd touch
בְּנִיbənîSon
הַאַתָּהhaʾatāhThou
זֶהzehThis
בְּנִיbənîSon
עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav
אִםʾimLo!
לֹאlōʾNot

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