“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”Genesis 25:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.Sav“Esau”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
- הִנֵּ֛הhi.Neh“here!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- הוֹלֵ֖ךְho.Lekh“[am] going”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “continue” · Strong's H1980L
- לָמ֑וּתla.Mut“to die”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- וְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-“and for what?”Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- זֶּ֥הzeh“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- לִ֖יli“to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- בְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.Rah“[is] a birthright”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּכֹרָה · “birthright” · Strong's H1062
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)