Genesis 27:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ לְאָבִ֖יךָ וְאָכָ֑ל בַּעֲבֻ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְבָרֶכְךָ֖ לִפְנֵ֥י מוֹתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wĕhēbētā to your lĕʾābîkā and wĕʾākhāl, in order that baʿăbur that ʾăšer he yĕbārekhkā before lipnēy his môtô.

Grammar Details

• *wĕhēbētā*: waw conjunction + hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will bring
• *lĕʾābîkā*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your father
• *wĕʾākhāl*: waw conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will eat
• *baʿăbur*: preposition + noun - for the sake of/in order that
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - that/which
• *yĕbārekhkā*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will bless you
• *lipnēy*: preposition + plural construct of פָּנִים (face/presence) - before/in the presence of
• *môtô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his death

Word Meanings

• *wĕhēbētā*: you shall bring/you will bring in/carry in
• *wĕʾākhāl*: and he will eat/that he may eat
• *baʿăbur ʾăšer*: so that/in order that/for the purpose that
• *yĕbārekhkā*: he may bless you/he will bless you
• *lipnēy môtô*: before his death/before he dies

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt brige it to thi father and he shal eate yt he maye blysse the before his deth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  this shalt thou brynge in vnto thy father, that he maye eate, that he maye blesse the before his death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then shalt thou bring it to thy father, and he shal eate, to the intent that he may blesse thee before his death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt bryng it to thy father that he may eate, and that he may blesse thee before his death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give you his blessing before his death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then you will take it to your father. Thus he will eat it and bless you before he dies.”