KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 27:18 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he came” | וַיָּבֹ֥א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “his father,” | אָבִ֖יו | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
| “and said,” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “My father:” | אָבִ֑י | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
| “and he said,” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Here” | הִנֶּ֔נִּי | Lo! | Here |
| “am” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “I; who” | מִ֥י | Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | I who |
| “art” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “thou,” | אַתָּ֖ה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “my son?” | בְּנִֽי׃ | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
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16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.
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