God & Savior

Genesis 25:30

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
Genesis 25:30
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙ מִן־הָאָדֹ֤ם הָאָדֹם֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י עָיֵ֖ף אָנֹ֑כִי עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱדֽוֹם׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. עֵשָׂ֜ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  3. אֶֽל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  5. הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִיhal.'i.Te.ni“let swallow me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לָעַט · “to eat” · Strong's H3938
  6. נָא֙na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  7. מִן־min-“some of”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  8. הָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.Dom“the red [stew]”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱדֹם · “red stuff” · Strong's H0122B
  9. הָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.Dom“the red [stew]”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱדֹם · “red stuff” · Strong's H0122B
  10. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  11. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. עָיֵ֖ף'a.Yef“[am] exhausted”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָיֵף · “faint” · Strong's H5889
  13. אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  14. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. כֵּ֥ןken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  16. קָרָֽא־ka.ra'-“someone called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  17. שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  18. אֱדֽוֹם׃'e.Dom“Edom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱדוֹם · “Edom” · Strong's H0123H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)