Genesis 27:36
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
בְּרָכָה
a blessing
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בְּרָכָה
Blessing. Berakah. The empowering favour of God. Blessings are not just nice things. They are God actively enabling you to flourish.
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קָרָא
did someone call
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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פַּעַם
two times
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פַּעַם
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
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בְּכוֹרָה
birthright/ my
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בְּכוֹרָה
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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לָקַח
he has taken
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
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יַעֲקֹב
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
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