Genesis 25:33 Go deeper

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 1

יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 2

הִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahswear !

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 3

כַּיּ֔וֹםkai.Yomas the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day: today

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 26:33, Genesis 31:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 4

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 5

וַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.Korand he sold

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 45:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 7

בְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.Tobirthright his

Lemma: בְּכֹרָה (be.kho.rah) · Strong's: H1062

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: birthright

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 43:33, Deuteronomy 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1062; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 8

לְיַעֲקֹֽב\׃le.ya.'a.Koto Jacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Genesis 25:33 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Swear to me first	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
So [Esau] swore	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
to [Jacob]	→
and sold	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
him	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
the birthright	→	בְּכֹרָה H1062 birthright

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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