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Genesis 25:33

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Genesis 25:33
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  3. הִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ah“swear !”
    Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  4. לִּי֙li“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  5. כַּיּ֔וֹםkai.Yom“as the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  6. וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'“and he swore”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  7. ל֑וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  8. וַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.Kor“and he sold”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. בְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.To“birthright his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בְּכֹרָה · “birthright” · Strong's H1062
  11. לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.Ko“to Jacob”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)