Genesis 27:11
Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
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ASV
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
KJV
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| רִבְקָ֖ה | riv.Kah | Rebekah | H7259 → |
| אִמּ֑וֹ | 'i.Mo | mother his | H517 → |
| הֵ֣ן | hen | here! | H2005 → |
| עֵשָׂ֤ו | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| אָחִי֙ | 'a.Chi | brother my | H251 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | [is] a man | H376 → |
| שָׂעִ֔ר | sa.'Ir | hairy | H8163 → |
| וְאָנֹכִ֖י | ve.'a.no.Khi | and I | H595 → |
| אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | [am] a man | H376 → |
| חָלָֽק׃ | cha.Lak | smooth | H2509 → |
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