GENESIS 27:6

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

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Genesis 27:6 Translation & Meaning

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And Rebekah וְרִבְקָה֙ Ribkah, the wife of Isaac Rebekah
spake אָֽמְרָ֔ה To say (used with great latitude) spake
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
Jacob יַֽעֲקֹ֥ב Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch Jacob
her son, בְּנָ֖הּ 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
saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר To say (used with great latitude) saying
Behold, הִנֵּ֤ה Lo! Behold
I heard שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) heard
thy father אָבִ֔יךָ Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application father
speak מְדַבֵּ֛ר Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue speak
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
Esau עֵשָׂ֥ו Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity Esau
thy brother, אָחִ֖יךָ A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) brother
saying, לֵאמֹֽר׃ To say (used with great latitude) saying

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  • 4  And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

  • 5  And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

  • 6  And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

  • 7  Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.

  • 8  Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.




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