Genesis 27:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jacob went to his father and said, 'My father.' And Isaac said, 'Here I am. Who are you, my son?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנֶּ֔נִּי מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה בְּנִֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyābōʾ to his ʾel-ʾābîw and wayyōʾmer, my ʾābiy; and wayyōʾmer, hinnenniy, who miy [are] you ʾattāh, my bĕniy?

Grammar Details

• *wayyābōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/toward
• *ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾābiy*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father
• *hinnenniy*: interjection with 1st person singular suffix - here I am
• *miy*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *ʾattāh*: personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
• *bĕniy*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my son

Word Meanings

• *wayyābōʾ*: he came/he went/he entered
• *wayyōʾmer*: he said/he spoke
• *hinnenniy*: here I am/behold me/I am here
• *miy ʾattāh bĕniy*: who are you, my son?

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he came to his father and said, My father: and he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he went in to his father saynge: my father And he aswered: here am I who art thou my sonne?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he brought it in vnto his father, and sayde: My father. He answered: here am I, who art thou my sonne?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he came to his father, he sayd, My father. Who answered, I am here: who art thou, my sonne?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When he came to his father, he sayde: my father? And he aunswered, here am I: who art thou, my sonne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He came to his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he cometh in unto his father, and saith, `My father;' and he saith, `Here `am' I; who `art' thou, my son?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I. Who art thou, my son?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He came to his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He went to his father and said,“My father!” Isaac replied,“Here I am. Which are you, my son?”