Genesis 27:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 27:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
זָקֵ֣ן
zâqên
H2204
to be old
יִצְחָ֔ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ
kâhâh
H3543
to grow dim
עֵינָ֖יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
מֵרְאֹ֑ת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיִּקְרָ֞א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֵשָׂ֣ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
בְּנ֣וֹ
bên
H1121
son
הַגָּדֹ֗ל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנִ֔י
bên
H1121
son
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֖יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּֽנִי
hinnêh
H2009
behold
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, "My son?" He said to him, "Here I am."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, then he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Behold me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).