Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 27:39 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 27:39, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

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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