Genesis 25:29

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.25.29", "source": "וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף׃", "text": "*wə-yāzeḏ* *yaʿăqōḇ* *nāzîḏ* *wə-yāḇōʾ* *ʿēśāw* *min-ha-śāḏeh* *wə-hûʾ* *ʿāyēp̄*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāzeḏ*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and boiled", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*nāzîḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - stew", "*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and came", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*min-ha-śāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the field", "*wə-hûʾ*": "waw conjunction + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - and he", "*ʿāyēp̄*": "adjective, masculine singular - exhausted" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāzeḏ*": "boiled/cooked/prepared", "*nāzîḏ*": "stew/pottage/boiled dish", "*ʿāyēp̄*": "exhausted/weary/faint" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֥זֶד יַעֲקֹ֖ב נָזִ֑יד וַיָּבֹ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְה֥וּא עָיֵֽף׃

Transliteration

wə-yāzeḏ yaʿăqōḇ nāzîḏ wə-yāḇōʾ ʿēśāw min-ha-śāḏeh wə-hûʾ ʿāyēp̄

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāzeḏ*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and boiled
• *yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob
• *nāzîḏ*: noun, masculine singular - stew
• *wə-yāḇōʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and came
• *ʿēśāw*: proper noun, masculine singular - Esau
• *min-ha-śāḏeh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the field
• *wə-hûʾ*: waw conjunction + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - and he
• *ʿāyēp̄*: adjective, masculine singular - exhausted

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāzeḏ*: boiled/cooked/prepared
• *nāzîḏ*: stew/pottage/boiled dish
• *ʿāyēp̄*: exhausted/weary/faint

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One day when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, exhausted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob sod potta: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jacob boiled stew, and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob{H3290} boiled{H2102} pottage:{H5138} and Esau{H6215} came{H935} in from the field,{H7704} and he was faint:{H5889}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob{H3290} sod{H2102}{(H8686)} pottage{H5138}: and Esau{H6215} came{H935}{(H8799)} from the field{H7704}, and he was faint{H5889}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iacob sod potage and Esau came from the feld and was fai

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iacob dight a meace of meate. The came Esau from the felde, and was weery,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iacob sodde pottage, and Esau came from the fielde, and was fayntie:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he `is' weary;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 8:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Judges.8.4", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ giḏʿôn ha-yardēnâ ʿōḇēr* he and-three-hundred the-*ʾîš* who with-him *ʿăyēp̄îm wə-rōḏəp̄îm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*giḏʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon", "*ha-yardēnâ*": "definite article + proper noun + directional he suffix - to the Jordan", "*ʿōḇēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing over/crossing", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/men (collective)", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired/faint", "*wə-rōḏəp̄îm*": "waw conjunctive + Qal participle, masculine plural - and pursuing" }, "variants": { "*ha-yardēnâ*": "to the Jordan (directional ending)", "*ʾîš*": "man/men (collective singular)", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted" } } 5 { "verseID": "Judges.8.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ־נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלָ֑י כִּי־עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְאָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer lə-ʾanšê sukkôṯ tənû-nāʾ kikərôṯ leḥem lā-ʿām* who in-feet-of-me for-*ʿăyēp̄îm* they and-I *rōḏēp̄* after *zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ malḵê miḏyān*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lə-ʾanšê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - to men of", "*sukkôṯ*": "proper noun - Succoth", "*tənû-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural + particle of entreaty - give, please", "*kikərôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - loaves/rounds of", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread", "*lā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the people", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "masculine plural adjective - weary/tired", "*rōḏēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing", "*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah", "*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna", "*malḵê*": "masculine plural construct - kings of", "*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "please/I pray (particle of entreaty)", "*kikərôṯ*": "loaves/rounds/cakes/discs", "*ʿăyēp̄îm*": "weary/tired/faint/exhausted" } }
• 1 Sam 14:28 : 28 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.14.28", "source": "וַיַּעַן֩ אִ֨ישׁ מֵֽהָעָ֜ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַשְׁבֵּעַ֩ הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אָבִ֤יךָ אֶת־הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָר֥וּר הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיָּ֖עַף הָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿan* an *ʾîš* from the *hāʿām* and *wayyōʾmer*, *hašbēaʿ* *hišbîaʿ* your *ʾābîkā* *ʾet-hāʿām* saying, *ʾārûr* the *hāʾîš* who *yōʾkal* *leḥem* this day; and *wayyāʿap* the *hāʿām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he answered", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - a man", "*hāʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article and preposition - from the people", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he said", "*hašbēaʿ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - strictly", "*hišbîaʿ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he adjured/caused to swear", "*ʾābîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*ʾet-hāʿām*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed be", "*hāʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the man", "*yōʾkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - eats", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - food/bread", "*wayyāʿap*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he was faint", "*hāʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people" }, "variants": { "*hašbēaʿ hišbîaʿ*": "strictly adjured/solemnly charged/strongly made swear", "*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse", "*wayyāʿap*": "was faint/was weary/became exhausted" } }
• 1 Sam 14:31 : 31 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.14.31", "source": "וַיַּכּ֞וּ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִמִּכְמָ֖שׂ אַיָּלֹ֑נָה וַיָּ֥עַף הָעָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "*wayyakkû* in-the-*yôm* the-*hû* in-the-*pəlištîm* from-*miḵmās* *ʾayyālōnâ* *wayyāʿap̄* the-*ʿām* *məʾōd*", "grammar": { "*wayyakkû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they struck/defeated", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - day", "*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - Philistines", "*miḵmās*": "proper noun - Michmash", "*ʾayyālōnâ*": "proper noun with directional he - to Aijalon", "*wayyāʿap̄*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and was faint/weary", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*wayyakkû*": "and they struck, and they defeated, and they smote", "*wayyāʿap̄*": "and became faint, and was weary, and was exhausted" } }
• Prov 13:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.25", "source": "צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פ", "text": "*ṣaddîq ʾōkēl ləśōbaʿ napšô ûbeṭen rəšāʿîm teḥsār*", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous person", "*ʾōkēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - eats", "*ləśōbaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to satisfaction of", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/appetite", "*û*": "conjunction - but", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - belly/stomach of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*teḥsār*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will lack/be empty" }, "variants": { "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just one", "*ʾōkēl*": "eats/feeds", "*śōbaʿ*": "satisfaction/fullness/satiety", "*nepeš*": "soul/appetite/desire", "*beṭen*": "belly/stomach/appetite", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil people", "*teḥsār*": "will lack/will be empty/will go hungry" } }
• Isa 40:30-31 : 30 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.30", "source": "וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ נְעָרִ֖ים וְיִגָ֑עוּ וּבַחוּרִ֖ים כָּשׁ֥וֹל יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃", "text": "*wěyîʿăpû něʿārîm wěyîgāʿû ûbaḥûrîm kāšôl yikkāšēlû*", "grammar": { "*wěyîʿăpû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and will faint'", "*něʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'youths'", "*wěyîgāʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and will grow weary'", "*ûbaḥûrîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - 'and young men'", "*kāšôl*": "qal infinitive absolute - 'utterly'", "*yikkāšēlû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'will stumble'" }, "variants": { "*yîʿăpû*": "will faint/will grow tired", "*něʿārîm*": "youths/young men", "*yîgāʿû*": "will grow weary/will become exhausted", "*baḥûrîm*": "young men/chosen men", "*kāšôl yikkāšēlû*": "will utterly stumble/will certainly fall" } } 31 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.31", "source": "וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֙וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃ פ", "text": "*wěqôyê YHWH yaḥălîpû kōaḥ yaʿălû ʾēber kanněšārîm yārûṣû wělōʾ yîgāʿû yēlěkû wělōʾ yîʿāpû*", "grammar": { "*wěqôyê*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'but those who wait for'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*yaḥălîpû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'will renew'", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'strength'", "*yaʿălû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will mount up'", "*ʾēber*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wing/pinion'", "*kanněšārîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'like the eagles'", "*yārûṣû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will run'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîgāʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'grow weary'", "*yēlěkû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will walk'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîʿāpû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'faint'" }, "variants": { "*qôyê*": "those who wait for/those who hope in", "*yaḥălîpû*": "will renew/will exchange", "*yaʿălû ʾēber*": "will mount up with wings/will rise up with pinions", "*něšārîm*": "eagles/large birds of prey", "*yārûṣû*": "will run/will race", "*yîgāʿû*": "grow weary/become exhausted", "*yēlěkû*": "will walk/will go", "*yîʿāpû*": "faint/tire" } }