Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 27:39 Interlinear

answered And Isaac his father and said shall be the fatness of the earth unto him Behold thy dwelling and of the dew of heaven from above

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֛עַןH6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2יִצְחָ֥קH3327And Isaacjitschak (or isaac), son of abraham
3אָבִ֖יוH1his fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
4וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
5אֵלָ֑יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6הִנֵּ֞הH2009lo!
7מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤יH4924shall be the fatnessfat, i.e., (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
8הָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
9יִֽהְיֶ֣הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
10מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָH4186unto him Behold thy dwellinga seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
11וּמִטַּ֥לH2919and of the dewdew (as covering vegetation)
12הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064of heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
13מֵעָֽל׃H5920from aboveproperly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e., god); also (adverb) aloft, to jehovah

Verse Context

Genesis 27:38said And Esau me even me also O my father blessing Hast thou but one...
Genesis 27:39 (current)answered And Isaac his father and said shall be the fatness of the earth unto him Behold thy dwelling and of the dew of heaven from above
Genesis 27:40 And by thy sword shalt thou live thy brother and shalt serve...

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