Genesis 27:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

Genesis 27:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 27:615 words

וְרִבְקָהwərivəqāhAnd Ribkah

אָמְרָהʾāmərāhSay

אֶלʾelNear

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

בְּנָהּbənāhSon

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

שָׁמַעְתִּיšāmaʿətîHear

אֶתʾet—

אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather

מְדַבֵּרmədabērArrange

אֶלʾelNear

עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav

אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְרִבְקָהwərivəqāhAnd Ribkah

אָמְרָהʾāmərāhSay

אֶלʾelNear

יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob

בְּנָהּbənāhSon

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

שָׁמַעְתִּיšāmaʿətîHear

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather

מְדַבֵּרmədabērArrange

אֶלʾelNear

עֵשָׂוʿēśāwEsav

אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

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