Genesis 27:23 Go deeper

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him. (KJV)

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וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 1

הִכִּיר֔וֹhi.ki.Rohe recognized him

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26, Genesis 42:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 2

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 3

הָי֣וּha.Yuthey were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 4

יָדָ֗יוya.Davhands his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 5

כִּידֵ֛יki.Deilike [the] hands of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 6

עֵשָׂ֥ו'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 27:23 word 7

אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother his

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 27:23 word 8

שְׂעִרֹ֑תse.'i.Rothairy

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

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: hairy

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 27:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8163A; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 9

וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ\׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huand he blessed him

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Genesis 27:23 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

[Isaac] did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
recognize him	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
his hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
hairy	→	שָׂעִר H8163A hairy
like those	→	יָד H3027G hand
of his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Esau	→	עֵשָׂו H6215G Esau
so he blessed him	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless

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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