Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.27.5", "source": "וְרִבְקָ֣ה שֹׁמַ֔עַת בְּדַבֵּ֣ר יִצְחָ֔ק אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו בְּנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ עֵשָׂו֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לָצ֥וּד צַ֖יִד לְהָבִֽיא׃", "text": "And *wĕribqāh* *šōmaʿat* in *bĕdabbēr* *yiṣḥāq* to *ʿēśāw* his *bĕnô*; and *wayyēlekh* *ʿēśāw* the *haśśādeh* to *lāṣûd* *ṣayid* to *lĕhābîʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wĕribqāh*": "waw conjunction + proper noun, feminine singular - and Rebekah", "*šōmaʿat*": "qal participle, feminine singular - hearing/was listening", "*bĕdabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - in speaking/as spoke", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Isaac", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*bĕnô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his son", "*wayyēlekh*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*haśśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the field", "*lāṣûd*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to hunt", "*ṣayid*": "noun, masculine singular - game/prey", "*lĕhābîʾ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to bring" }, "variants": { "*šōmaʿat*": "was listening/heard/was hearing", "*bĕdabbēr*": "when spoke/as was speaking/during the speaking of", "*wayyēlekh*": "went/departed/left", "*haśśādeh*": "the field/the open country/the countryside", "*lāṣûd*": "to hunt/to catch/to trap", "*lĕhābîʾ*": "to bring/to bring back/to carry" } }

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