Genesis 25:29
One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.
BSB
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ASV
And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:
KJV
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
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Commentary
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֥זֶד | vai.Ya.zed | and he had cooked | H2102 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| נָזִ֑יד | na.Zid | cooked food | H5138 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֥א | vai.ya.Vo' | and he came | H935 → |
| עֵשָׂ֛ו | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | ha.sa.Deh | the field | H7704 → |
| וְה֥וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| עָיֵֽף׃ | 'a.Yef | [was] exhausted | H5889 → |
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