GENESIS 27:34

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“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”

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Genesis 27:34 Translation & Meaning

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And when Esau עֵשָׂו֙ Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity Esau
heard כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) heard
the words דִּבְרֵ֣י A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause words
of his father, אָבִ֔יו Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application father
he cried וַיִּצְעַ֣ק To shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) cried
with a great גְּדֹלָ֥ה Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent great
and עַד As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) and
exceeding מְאֹ֑ד Properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) exceeding
bitter וּמָרָ֖ה Bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly bitter
cry, צְעָקָ֔ה A shriek cry
and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto his father, לְאָבִ֔יו Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application father
Bless בָּרֲכֵ֥נִי To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) Bless
me, me אָ֖נִי I me me
even (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
also, גַם Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and also
O my father. אָבִֽי׃ Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application O father

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  • 32  And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

  • 33  And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

  • 34  And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

  • 35  And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

  • 36  And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?




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