Genesis 27:11 Go deeper

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: (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 27:11 word 1

יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'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 27:11 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 3

רִבְקָ֖הriv.KahRebekah

Lemma: רִבְקָה (riv.qah) · Strong's: H7259

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Rebekah

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 24:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7259; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 4

אִמּ֑וֹ'i.Momother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

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

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 5

הֵ֣ןhenhere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 6

עֵשָׂ֤ו'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 27:11 word 7

אָחִי֙'a.Chibrother my

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 8

אִ֣ישׁ'ish[is] a man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 9

שָׂעִ֔רsa.'Irhairy

Lemma: שָׂעִר (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8163A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: hairy

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 27:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8163A; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 10

וְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.Khiand I

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 11

אִ֥ישׁ'ish[am] a man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 12

חָלָֽק\׃cha.Laksmooth

Lemma: חָלָק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2509

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: smooth

Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 26:28, Ezekiel 12:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2509; TAHOT Genesis 27:11 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
his mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
Rebekah	→	רִבְקָה H7259 Rebekah
Look	→	הֵן H2005 look!
my brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
is a hairy	→	שָׂעִר H8163A hairy
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
but I am	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
smooth-skinned	→	חָלָק H2509 smooth

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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