“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.Genesis 25:31
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי׃
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
- מִכְרָ֥הmikh.Rah“sell !”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
- כַיּ֛וֹםkhai.Yom“as the day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.Kha“birthright your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בְּכֹרָה · “birthright” · Strong's H1062
- לִֽי׃Li“to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)