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Genesis 27:26

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֖יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יִצְחָ֣קyitschaqIsaac. Compare H3446יִצְחָקnoun, proper name — “Isaac. Compare H3446”H3327Jitschak (or Isaac), son of AbrahamIsaac. Compare H3446 (יִשְׂחָק).אָבִ֑יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.גְּשָׁהgeshahbringנָגַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “bring”, a commandH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.נָּ֥אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, interjection — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.וּשְׁקָהusheqahand kissנָשַׁקconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “and kiss”, a commandH5401to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weaponsarmed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.לִּ֖יlitoלִּ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toבְּנִֽיbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And his father Isaac said unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss me, my son.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Isaac his father saith to him, 'Come nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son;'

World English Bible

His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”

Darby Translation

And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.

Douay-Rheims

He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And his father Isaac said unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss me, my son.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἴπεν αὐτῷ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ἔγγισόν μοι, καὶ φίλησόν με, τέκνον.