Genesis 27:39 KJV

And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Genesis 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
  • Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
  • Genesis 36:6–8 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. …
  • Joshua 24:4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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  • IsaacLaughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, Amos 7:16).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Isaac יִצְחָק yiṣḥāq יִצְחָק Proper name
  • his father אָבִיו ʾābîw אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • answered וַיַּעַן wayyaʿan עָנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto him, Behold, thy dwelling אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular מוֹשָׁבֶךָ môšābekā מוֹשָׁב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • shall be the fatness מִשְׁמַנֵּי mišmannê מַשְׁמָן Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and of the dew וּמִטַּל ûmiṭṭal טַל Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition
  • of heaven הַשָּׁמַיִם haššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • from above מֵעָל mēʿāl Noun · masculine singular · with preposition עַל ʻal

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