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Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. (KJV)
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וְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.Koand 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 25:34 word 1
נָתַ֣ןna.Tanhe gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 2
לְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.Savto Esau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 3
לֶ֚חֶםLe.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 28:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 4
וּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.Zidand cooked food of
Lemma: נָזִיד (na.zid) · Strong's: H5138
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: stew
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, 2 Kings 4:38, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 4:40, Haggai 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5138; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 5
עֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.Shimlentils
Lemma: עֲדָשָׁה (a.dash) · Strong's: H5742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: lentil
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:28, 2 Samuel 23:11, Ezekiel 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5742; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 6
וַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khaland he ate
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 7
וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetand he drank
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 8
וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komand he arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 9
וַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.Lakhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: journey
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 37:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980M; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 10
וַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezand he despised
Lemma: בָּזָה (ba.zah) · Strong's: H0959
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to despise
Used 44 times. Also: Numbers 15:31, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 12:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0959; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 11
עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavEsau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215G; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 12
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 25:34 word 13
הַבְּכֹרָֽה\׃\ \סha.be.kho.Rahthe birthright
Lemma: בְּכֹרָה (be.kho.rah) · Strong's: H1062
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: birthright
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 43:33, Deuteronomy 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1062; TAHOT Genesis 25:34 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| some bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| and lentil | → | עֲדָשָׁה H5742 lentil |
| stew | → | נָזִיד H5138 stew |
| to Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau |
| [who] ate | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and drank | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| and then got up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and went away | → | הָלַךְ H1980M to go: journey |
| Thus Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau |
| despised | → | בָּזָה H0959 to despise |
| his birthright | → | בְּכֹרָה H1062 birthright |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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