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Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now it came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִי֙ vay·hi
about, when that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
Isaac "he laughs," son of Abraham and Sarah Noun H3327 יִצְחָ֔ק yitz·chak,
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was old to be or become old Verb H2204 זָקֵ֣ן za·ken
and his eyes an eye Noun H5869 עֵינָ֖יו ei·nav
were too from H4480    
dim to be or grow dim or faint Verb H3543 וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ vat·tich·hei·na
to see, to see Verb H7200 מֵרְאֹ֑ת me·re·'ot;
that he called to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֞א vai·yik·ra
his older great Adjective H1419 הַגָּדֹ֗ל hag·ga·dol
son son Noun H1121 בְּנֹ֣ו be·nov
Esau oldest son of Isaac Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֣ו e·sav
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and said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to him, "My son." son Noun H1121 בְּנִ֔י be·ni,
And he said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to him, "Here lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִנֵּֽנִי׃ hin·ne·ni.
I am."      

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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

Isaac

Isaac, the son of Abraham and Father of Jacob and Esau

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."
King James Bible Now And it came about, to pass, that when Isaac was old old, and his eyes were too dim to dim, so that he could not see, that he called his older son Esau his eldest son, and said to unto him, "My son." And My son: and he said to unto him, "Here I am."Behold, here am I.
Hebrew Greek English Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."