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Esauעֵשָׂוsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his father,אֶל אָבִיו“Have youהַ לְךָonly oneאַחַת הִואblessing,בְרָכָהmy father?אָבִיBless me,בָּרֲכֵנִיmeאָנִיtoo,גַםmy father!”אָבִיAnd Esauוַ עֵשָׂוlifted upיִּשָּׂאhis voiceקֹלוֹand wept.וַיֵּבְךְּ
Genesis 27:38
Study it in the app“Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me, me too, my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:38, word by word
- Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- only oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- blessingבְרָכָהveracha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “veracha” appears- Bless meבָּרֲכֵbarache
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “barache” appears- lifted upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his voiceקֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears
The context
37Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Look, I have made him master over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants, and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. So for you, then, what can I do, my son?”
38 · This verse (above)
39Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Look, away from the richness of the earth will be your dwelling, and away from the dew of the heavens from above.
To study Genesis 27 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?