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Genesis 27:35

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand 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…בָּ֥אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אָחִ֖יךָachikhabrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.בְּמִרְמָ֑הbemirmahin craftמִרְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.וַיִּקַּ֖חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.בִּרְכָתֶֽךָbirkhatekhablessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

World English Bible

He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”

Darby Translation

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ, ἐλθὼν ὁ ἀδελφός σου μετὰ δόλου ἔλαβε τὴν εὐλογίαν σου.