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I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old <i>and</i> I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Isaac said, &#8220Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old <i>and</i> I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old, <i>and</i> I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Isaac said, “See here, I am old; I do not know when I may die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Look, I am old and do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said, &#8220Look, I am old and do not know the day of my death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Isaac replied, "I am old and might die at any time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Isaac said, "I'm old. I don't know when I'm going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Isaac said, "You see that I am old and may die soon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look how old I am! I could die any day now,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Look,? said Isaac, ?I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Isaac said, "Since I am so old, I could die at any time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "Look, I am old now. I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “Now behold, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, Behold now, I grew old; I knew not the day of my death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His father said to him: “You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Isaac then said, “Now I have grown old. I do not know when I might die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, “See, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Isaac said to him, Behold now, I am old, and I do not know the day of my death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Isaaq said to him, “Behold, I am old and I do not know the day that I die.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6326" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Jacob's Deception</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Look,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“I am now</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204: zā·qan·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be or become old. A primitive root; to be old.">old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mō·w·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of my death.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a></span><br />Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29</a></span><br />Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Deuteronomy 31:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">1 Kings 2:1</a></span><br />As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-1.htm">2 Kings 20:1</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Isaiah 38:1</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></span><br />The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24</a></span><br />I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:2</a></span><br />a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a></span><br />when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a></span><br />No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-29.htm">Luke 2:29</a></span><br />“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:</p><p class="hdg">I know not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21</a></b></br> And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></b></br> And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, <i>there is</i> but a step between me and death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1</a></b></br> Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Look,</b><br>This word indicates a call for attention, emphasizing the importance of what is about to be said. In biblical narratives, such expressions often precede significant announcements or actions. It is a moment of transition, drawing the listener or reader into the gravity of the situation.<p><b>said Isaac,</b><br>Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, is a patriarch in the lineage of the Israelites. His life is marked by moments of faith and obedience, as well as familial conflict. At this point in Genesis, Isaac is an elderly man, and his role as a father and leader is central to the unfolding events. His words carry authority and weight within his family.<p><b>I am now old,</b><br>Isaac's acknowledgment of his age reflects a common biblical theme of the wisdom and frailty associated with old age. In ancient Near Eastern culture, age was respected, and the elderly were often seen as possessing valuable life experience and insight. Isaac's recognition of his own mortality sets the stage for the transfer of blessing and inheritance, a critical aspect of patriarchal society.<p><b>and I do not know the day of my death.</b><br>This statement underscores the uncertainty of life and the inevitability of death, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. It reflects the human condition and the need for readiness and faith in God's timing. The acknowledgment of life's unpredictability is echoed in other biblical passages, such as <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which speaks of life as a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Isaac's awareness of his mortality prompts him to act, leading to the blessing of his sons, which has significant implications for the future of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch of Israel. In this chapter, he is elderly and believes he is nearing death, prompting him to bless his sons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>Isaac's elder son, known for his hunting skills. Isaac intends to bless Esau, which is significant in the context of birthright and inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Isaac's younger son, who, with the help of his mother Rebekah, deceives Isaac to receive the blessing intended for Esau.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>Isaac's wife and the mother of Esau and Jacob. She plays a crucial role in the deception of Isaac to ensure Jacob receives the blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/beersheba.htm">Beersheba</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Beersheba is a significant location in Isaac's life, representing a place of covenant and God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_uncertainty_of_life.htm">The Uncertainty of Life</a></b><br>Isaac's acknowledgment of his mortality reminds us of the brevity and uncertainty of life. We should live with an awareness of our limited time and prioritize what truly matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_blessing.htm">The Importance of Blessing</a></b><br>In biblical times, a father's blessing was significant and carried prophetic weight. We should consider how we bless and speak into the lives of others, understanding the power of our words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_plans.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Plans</a></b><br>Despite human intentions and plans, God's purposes prevail. Isaac's plan to bless Esau is overridden by God's earlier prophecy and plan for Jacob.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_god's_will.htm">Family Dynamics and God's Will</a></b><br>The account of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob illustrates complex family dynamics. It encourages us to seek God's will in our family relationships and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Isaac's life, as part of the patriarchal account, calls us to trust in God's promises and act in obedience, even when the future is uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_father's_blessing.htm">What is a father's blessing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_tamar_in_the_bible.htm">What happened to Tamar in the biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_possible_to_alter_the_bible.htm">What is the Bible's view on marriage and gender identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_old_was_isaac_at_the_offering.htm">What was Isaac's age during Abraham's offering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. Isaac) sa<span class="cmt_word">id, Behold now, I am old, and know not the day of my death.</span> Isaac had manifestly become apprehensive of the near approach of dissolution. His failing sight, and probably the recollection that Ishmael, his half-brother, had died at 137 (if that was Isaac's age at this time; <span class="accented">wide supra</span>), occasioned the suspicion that his own end could not be remote, though he lived forty-three or sixty-three years longer, according to the calculation adopted, expiring at the ripe age of 180 (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/30-28.htm">Genesis 30:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Look,”</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said [Isaac],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I am now</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">old</span><br /><span class="heb">זָקַ֑נְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(zā·qan·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2204.htm">Strong's 2204: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֖עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-2.htm">Genesis 27:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-2.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:2 He said See now I am old (Gen. 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