Genesis 27:21
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”
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ASV
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
KJV
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יִצְחָק֙ | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| אֶֽל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֔ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| גְּשָׁה־ | ge.shah- | draw near ! | H5066 → |
| נָּ֥א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖ | va.'a.mush.Kha | so I may feel you | H4184 → |
| בְּנִ֑י | be.Ni | O son my | H1121 → |
| הַֽאַתָּ֥ה | ha.'a.Tah | ¿ [are] you | H859 → |
| זֶ֛ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| בְּנִ֥י | be.Ni | son my | H1121 → |
| עֵשָׂ֖ו | 'e.Sav | Esau | H6215 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | or? | H518 → |
| לֹֽא׃ | Lo' | not | H3808 → |
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