Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
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ASV
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.
KJV
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| זָקֵ֣ן | za.Ken | he was old | H2204 → |
| יִצְחָ֔ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ | va.tikh.Hei.na | and they were [too] dim | H3543 → |
| עֵינָ֖יו | 'ei.Nav | eyes his | H5869 → |
| מֵרְאֹ֑ת | me.re.'Ot | for seeing | H7200 → |
| וַיִּקְרָ֞א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he summoned | H7121 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֵשָׂ֣ו׀ | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| בְּנ֣וֹ | be.No | son his | H1121 → |
| הַגָּדֹ֗ל | ha.ga.Dol | <the> old | H1419 → |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| בְּנִ֔י | be.Ni | O son my | H1121 → |
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵלָ֖יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| הִנֵּֽנִי׃ | hi.Ne.ni | here [am] I | H2009 → |
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