Genesis 27:39 Go deeper
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And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; (KJV)
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וַיַּ֛עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 1
יִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakIsaac
Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Isaac
Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 2
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 3
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 27:39 word 4
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 27:39 word 5
הִנֵּ֞הhi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 6
מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤יmish.ma.Neiaway from [the] fatness<es> of
Lemma: שָׁמָן (she.man) · Strong's: H4924A
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: fat
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 27:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4924A; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 7
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 8
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 27:39 word 9
מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khadwelling your
Lemma: מוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) · Strong's: H4186
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seat
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 36:43, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 12:20, Exodus 12:40, Exodus 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4186; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 10
וּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.Taland away from [the] dew of
Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: dew
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 32:2, Deuteronomy 33:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 11
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 12
מֵעָֽל\׃me.'Al<from> above
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 27:39 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Isaac | → | יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac |
| answered him | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| Behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| your dwelling place | → | מוֹשָׁב H4186 seat |
| shall be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| away from the richness | → | שָׁמָן H4924A fat |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| away from the dew | → | טַל H2919 dew |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| above | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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