Genesis 27:39
His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.
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ASV
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above;
KJV
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֛עַן | vai.Ya.'an | and he answered | H6030 → |
| יִצְחָ֥ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| אָבִ֖יו | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵלָ֑יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| הִנֵּ֞ה | hi.Neh | there! | H2009 → |
| מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤י | mish.ma.Nei | away from [the] fatness<es> of | H4924 → |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ | mo.sha.Ve.kha | dwelling your | H4186 → |
| וּמִטַּ֥ל | u.mi.Tal | and away from [the] dew of | H2919 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| מֵעָֽל׃ | me.'Al | <from> above | H5921 → |
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