Genesis 35:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ אֶל־יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֔יו מַמְרֵ֖א קִרְיַ֣ת הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע הִ֣וא חֶבְר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־גָּֽר־שָׁ֥ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְיִצְחָֽק׃

Transliteration

And wayyābōʾ yaʿăqōb unto yiṣḥāq his ʾābîw mamrēʾ qiryat hāʾarbaʿ, hîʾ ḥebrôn where ʾăšer-gār-šām ʾabrāhām and wȇyiṣḥāq.

Grammar Details

• *wayyābōʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, subject - Jacob
• *yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
• *ʾābîw*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
• *mamrēʾ*: proper noun - Mamre
• *qiryat*: construct feminine singular noun - city of
• *hāʾarbaʿ*: article + masculine singular noun - the four/Arba
• *hîʾ*: 3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - it/she [is]
• *ḥebrôn*: proper noun - Hebron
• *ʾăšer-gār-šām*: relative particle + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + adverb - where he sojourned there
• *ʾabrāhām*: proper noun, subject - Abraham
• *wȇyiṣḥāq*: waw consecutive + proper noun - and Isaac

Word Meanings

• *wayyābōʾ*: and he came/and he arrived/and he went
• *mamrēʾ*: Mamre (geographic location)
• *qiryat hāʾarbaʿ*: Kiriath-arba/city of Arba/city of the four
• *ḥebrôn*: Hebron (geographic location)
• *gār-šām*: had sojourned there/had lived there as an alien/had resided there

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then Iacob went vnto Isaac his father to Mamre a pricipall cyte otherwise called Hebron: where Abraha and Isaac sogeorned as straungers.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he came to his father Isaac to Mamre in to the head cite which is called Hebron, where in Abraha & Isaac were straugers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Iaakob came vnto Izhak his father to Mamre a citie of Arbah: this is Hebron, where Abraham and Izhak were strangers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so Iacob came vnto Isahac his father to Mamre, vnto Ciriath-arba, whiche is Hebron, where Abraham and Isahac dwelt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father, at Mamre, the city of Arba (which `is' Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have sojourned.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had been living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:18 : 18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.
• Gen 18:1 : 1 The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.
• Gen 23:19 : 19 Afterward, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
• Gen 23:2 : 2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Josh 15:13 : 13 To Caleb son of Jephunneh, he was given a portion among the descendants of Judah, based on the Lord’s command to Joshua, the city of Arba (father of Anak), which is Hebron.
• Josh 21:11 : 11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. Arba was the ancestor of the Anakites.
• 2 Sam 2:1 : 1 After this, David inquired of the LORD, saying, 'Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?' The LORD answered him, 'Go up.' David then asked, 'Where should I go?' And He said, 'To Hebron.'
• 2 Sam 2:3 : 3 David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
• 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 The length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
• 2 Sam 5:1 : 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood."
• 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.
• 2 Sam 5:5 : 5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
• Gen 14:13 : 13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.
• Gen 27:43-45 : 43 Now then, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. 44 Stay with him for a while, until your brother's fury subsides. 45 When your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, I will send for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?'
• Gen 28:5 : 5 Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau's mother.
• Josh 14:12-15 : 12 So now give me this hill country the LORD promised me on that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakim are there and their cities are large and fortified. Perhaps the LORD will be with me, and I will drive them out as the LORD said. 13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as his inheritance to this day because he wholeheartedly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. 15 Previously, Hebron had been called Kiriath Arba, named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.