After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.Genesis 25:26
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֞ן יָצָ֣א אָחִ֗יו וְיָד֤וֹ אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙ בַּעֲקֵ֣ב עֵשָׂ֔ו וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיִצְחָ֛ק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּלֶ֥דֶת אֹתָֽם׃
- וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-“and after”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- כֵ֞ןkhen“thus”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- יָצָ֣אya.Tza'“he came out”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “produce” · Strong's H3318M
- אָחִ֗יו'a.Chiv“brother his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- וְיָד֤וֹve.ya.Do“and hand his”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- אֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zet“[was] holding”Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
- בַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.Kev“on [the] heel of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָקֵב · “heel” · Strong's H6119
- עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.Sav“Esau”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
- וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- וְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.Chak“and Isaac”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
- בֶּן־ben-“[was] a son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
- שִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.Shim“sixty”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁשִּׁים · “sixty” · Strong's H8346
- שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- בְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.det“when fathered”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- אֹתָֽם׃'o.Tam“<obj.> them”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)