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וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי׃ 32 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה׃ 33 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ 34 וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס

Vocabulary

Verse 31

            מכר  verb (Qal imperative ms): “sell”

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 32

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 33

            מכר  verb (Qal waw-consecutive imperfect 3ms): “sell”

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 34

            נזיד “boiled leguminous soup” (BDB, 268)

            עדשׁה  “lentil” (BDB, 727)

            בזה  verb: “despise” (BDB, 102)

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 31

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי): V-M-O-IO
• The ָה  suffix may be attached to the masculine singular imperative without any apparent semantic alteration.  The initial vowel may be o-class, כָּתְבָה, or i-class as in this verse. Cf. GKC 48i.
• The temporal (or sequential, “now,” cf. GKC 35n) marker, כיום “now,” is adverbial.

Verse 32

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת): S-V-M
• Sentence Typology B (וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה): S-P
• The interrogative is “strengthened” by the conjoined demonstrative.

Verse 33

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם): V-IO-M
• The suffix is also attached to this Niphal imperative.
• The dagesh of לִּי is conjunctive.
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ): V-IO
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב): V-O-IO

Verse 34

• Sentence Typology 1 (וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים): S-V-IO-O
• The compound object is joined by a simple waw.
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֣אכַל): V
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ): V
• Sentence Typology 4 (וַיָּ֖קָם): V
• Sentence Typology 5 (וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ): V
• Sentence Typology 6 (וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה): V-S-O
• The final he of the waw-consecutive of בזה apocopates (i.e. shortened).

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי׃ 32 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה׃ 33 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ 34 וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ ס

Vocabulary

Verse 31

            מכר  verb (Qal imperative ms): “sell”

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 32

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 33

            מכר  verb (Qal waw-consecutive imperfect 3ms): “sell”

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Verse 34

            נזיד “boiled leguminous soup” (BDB, 268)

            עדשׁה  “lentil” (BDB, 727)

            בזה  verb: “despise” (BDB, 102)

            בכרה  “right of the firstborn, birthright” (BDB, 114)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 31

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (מִכְרָ֥ה כַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ לִֽי): V-M-O-IO
• The ָה  suffix may be attached to the masculine singular imperative without any apparent semantic alteration.  The initial vowel may be o-class, כָּתְבָה, or i-class as in this verse. Cf. GKC 48i.
• The temporal (or sequential, “now,” cf. GKC 35n) marker, כיום “now,” is adverbial.

Verse 32

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּת): S-V-M
• Sentence Typology B (וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לִ֖י בְּכֹרָֽה): S-P
• The interrogative is “strengthened” by the conjoined demonstrative.

Verse 33

• Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם): V-S-O
• The object is direct speech.
• Sentence Typology A (הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ כַּיּ֔וֹם): V-IO-M
• The suffix is also attached to this Niphal imperative.
• The dagesh of לִּי is conjunctive.
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ): V-IO
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיִּמְכֹּ֥ר אֶת־בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב): V-O-IO

Verse 34

• Sentence Typology 1 (וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב נָתַ֣ן לְעֵשָׂ֗ו לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד עֲדָשִׁ֔ים): S-V-IO-O
• The compound object is joined by a simple waw.
• Sentence Typology 2 (וַיֹּ֣אכַל): V
• Sentence Typology 3 (וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ): V
• Sentence Typology 4 (וַיָּ֖קָם): V
• Sentence Typology 5 (וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ): V
• Sentence Typology 6 (וַיִּ֥בֶז עֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה): V-S-O
• The final he of the waw-consecutive of בזה apocopates (i.e. shortened).

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