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וַיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו׀ בְּנֹ֣ו הַגָּדֹ֗ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בְּנִ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו הִנֵּֽנִי׃ 2  וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֖א זָקַ֑נְתִּי לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי י֥וֹם מוֹתִֽי׃ 3  וְעַתָּה֙ שָׂא־נָ֣א כֵלֶ֔יךָ תֶּלְיְךָ֖ וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וְצֵא֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְצ֥וּדָה לִּ֖י צֵידָה׃  4  וַעֲשֵׂה־לִ֨י מַטְעַמִּ֜ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהַ֛בְתִּי וְהָבִ֥יאָה לִּ֖י וְאֹכֵ֑לָה בַּעֲב֛וּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥ נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת׃

Vocabulary

Verse 1

            כהה verb: “grow dim; fade” (BDB, 462)

            עשו name: “Esau”

Verse 3

            תלי “quiver” (BDB, 1068)

            קשׁת “bow” (BDB, 905)

            צוד verb: “hunt” (BDB, 844)

            ציד “food” (BDB, 845)

Verse 4

       מטעם “savory food” (BDB, 381)

            עבור “because” (BDB, 721)

            טרם “before; not yet” (BDB, 382)

Syntax & Misc.

Verse 1

·                    Sentence Typology 1 (וַיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק): V-SC

·                    Embedded Typology A (כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק): P-S

• זקן may be understood as a verb instead of the adjective.

·                    Sentence Typology 2 (וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת): V-S-M

• The preposition מן plus infinitive construct ראת functions as negative purpose: “so as not to see” (cf. GKC 114d, J-M 169h).

·                    Sentence Typology 3 (וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו׀ בְּנֹ֣ו הַגָּדֹ֗ל): V-O

• The adjective גדל is used as a substantive in apposition.

·                    Sentence Typology 4 (וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בְּנִ֔י): V-M-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (בְּנִ֔י): P

·                    Sentence Typology 5 (וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו הִנֵּֽנִי): V-M-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (הִנֵּֽנִי): P

Verse 2

·                    Sentence Typology 1 (וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֖א זָקַ֑נְתִּי לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי י֥וֹם מוֹתִֽי): V-O

·                    Embedded Typology A (הִנֵּה־נָ֖א זָקַ֑נְתִּי): V

• GKC explain the patach as due to pause (GKC 29k).

·                    Embedded Typology B (לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי י֥וֹם מוֹתִֽי): V-O

Verse 3

·                    Sentence Typology 1 (וְעַתָּה֙ שָׂא־נָ֣א כֵלֶ֔יךָ תֶּלְיְךָ֖ וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ): V-O

·                    Sentence Typology 2 (וְצֵא֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה): V-M

• The word השֹדה is functioning adverbially as a locative.

·                    Sentence Typology 3 (וְצ֥וּדָה לִּ֖י צֵידָה): V-M-O

• The dagesh לִּי is an example of the so called dagesh forte conjunctivum or conjunctive dagesh (GKC 20c).

Verse 4

·                    Sentence Typology 1 (וַעֲשֵׂה־לִ֨י מַטְעַמִּ֜ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהַ֛בְתִּי וְהָבִ֥יאָה לִּ֖י): V-M-O-M

·                    Embedded Typology A (כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהַ֛בְתִּי): V

·                    Sentence Typology 2 (וְהָבִ֥יאָה לִּ֖י): V-M

• The dagesh is an example of the so called dagesh forte conjunctivum or conjunctive dagesh (GKC 20c).

·                    Sentence Typology 3 (וְאֹכֵ֑לָה): V

• Cohortative form of the 1cs prefix form (no consecutive) used modally—“so that I might eat”.

·                    Sentence Typology 4 (בַּעֲב֛וּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥ נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת): V-O-S-M

• נפשׁ may be used self-referentially.

·                    Embedded Typology A (בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת): V

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