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Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he went, and fetched, and brought <i>them</i> to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he went and got <i>them</i> and brought <i>them</i> to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and got <i>them,</i> and brought <i>them</i> to his mother; and his mother made a delicious meal such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So he went and got <i>them,</i> and brought <i>them</i> to his mother; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he went and got <i>them</i> and brought <i>them</i> to his mother; and his mother made a savory dish such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob went and got the two young goats, and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared a delicious <i>dish of</i> food [with a delightful aroma], the kind his father loved [to eat].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother, and his mother made the delicious food his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother, and his mother made the delicious food his father loved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Jacob brought the meat to his mother, and she cooked the tasty food that his father liked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He went and got them and brought them to his mother. She prepared a good-tasting meal, just the way his father liked it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So he went to get them and brought them to her, and she cooked the kind of food that his father liked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So out he went, got them, and brought them to his mother, who then prepared some delicious food, just the way his father liked it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother. She prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he went, and took, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved. <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 goes, and takes, and brings to his mother, and his mother makes tasteful things, [such] as his father has loved;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved;<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 go, and will take, and bring to his mother: and his mother will make dainties as that his father loved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Jacob went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared a dish in the way his father liked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So he went and got them and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared savory food, such as his father loved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So he went and picked them up, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a stew, such as his father liked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he went on, he took and he brought it to his mother and his mother made stew just as his father loved.<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 went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-14.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=6413" 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">13</span>His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">So Jacob went</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and got two goats</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought them</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: lə·’im·mōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">to his mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wat·ta·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/4303.htm" title="4303: maṭ·‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- Tasty or savory food, dainties. Or matiammah; from ta'am; a delicacy.">the tasty food</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ā·hêḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">loved.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.…<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/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a></span><br />Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a></span><br />One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. / He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) / “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Genesis 27:1-4</a></span><br />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. / “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. / Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-18.htm">Genesis 27:18-29</a></span><br />So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?” / Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” / But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Genesis 27:30-33</a></span><br />As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt. / He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.” / But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41-45</a></span><br />Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” / When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. / So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-5</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1-14</a></span><br />Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. / He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well. / When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3-4</a></span><br />Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1-13</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” / “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">1 Kings 2:1-4</a></span><br />As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, / “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man. / And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.</p><p class="hdg">mother.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Genesis 27:4,7,9,17,31</a></b></br> And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring <i>it</i> to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a></b></br> And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of <i>his</i> venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Psalm 141:4</a></b></br> Incline not my heart to <i>any</i> evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Fetched</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/24-31.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Tasteful</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Tasty</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Fetched</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Tasteful</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Tasty</a> <a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Way</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'; 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The use of goats is significant in biblical symbolism, often representing sin and atonement, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a> with the scapegoat ritual. The choice of two goats may also foreshadow the later sacrificial system established in the Mosaic Law. This act of obtaining the goats is a pivotal moment in the fulfillment of the prophecy given to Rebekah in <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>, where the older would serve the younger.<p><b>and brought them to his mother</b><br>Jacob's obedience to Rebekah highlights the strong matriarchal influence in the family dynamics. This action underscores the theme of family loyalty and the complexities of parental favoritism, as Rebekah favors Jacob over Esau. The cultural context of the time placed significant weight on the mother's role in household affairs, and Rebekah's involvement is crucial in the unfolding of God's plan for Jacob.<p><b>who made the tasty food</b><br>Rebekah's preparation of the meal is a deliberate act to deceive Isaac, who is old and blind. The "tasty food" is meant to mimic Esau's cooking, as Esau was known for his skill in hunting and preparing game. This deception is a critical turning point in the narrative, leading to Jacob receiving Isaac's blessing. The act of preparing food is also a recurring motif in Scripture, often associated with covenantal meals and significant events, such as the Passover in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>.<p><b>his father loved</b><br>Isaac's love for the food prepared by Esau is indicative of his favoritism towards Esau, which contrasts with Rebekah's preference for Jacob. This favoritism sets the stage for the conflict between the brothers and the subsequent blessing of Jacob. The phrase also reflects the human tendency to be swayed by physical desires and preferences, a theme that recurs throughout the Bible. Isaac's love for the food symbolizes the broader theme of the struggle between fleshly desires and spiritual promises, as seen in <a href="/galatians/5-17.htm">Galatians 5:17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is involved in the deception of his father to receive the blessing meant for Esau.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The mother of Jacob and Esau, who orchestrates the plan for Jacob to receive Isaac's blessing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The father of Jacob and Esau, who is old and blind, and intends to bless Esau.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is the intended recipient of Isaac's blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deception.htm">The Deception</a></b><br>The event where Jacob, guided by Rebekah, deceives Isaac to receive the blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Deception, even with seemingly good intentions, leads to broken relationships and long-term consequences. Jacob's actions, though successful in the short term, result in family strife and separation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_parental_influence.htm">The Role of Parental Influence</a></b><br>Rebekah's influence on Jacob highlights the significant impact parents have on their children's decisions. It serves as a reminder to guide children in truth and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_actions.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Actions</a></b><br>Despite human manipulation, God's sovereign plan prevails. This encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate control over life's circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>The account challenges believers to uphold integrity and honesty, even when faced with difficult situations or when the outcome seems uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to seek God's promises through faith and patience, rather than through deceitful means.<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/how_many_of_jacob's_house_went_to_egypt.htm">How many members of the house of Jacob came to Egypt? Seventy souls (Genesis 4 - 27) Seventy-five souls (Acts 7:14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_family_size_in_egypt.htm">How many people were in Jacob's family in Egypt? (Genesis 46:27 vs. Acts 7:14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_honor_a_blessing_from_deception.htm">Why would a just God honor a blessing obtained through deliberate deception (Genesis 27:28-29)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_genesis_27_6-17_permit_lying.htm">Does this account conflict with other biblical passages that condemn lying yet here seem to permit it (Genesis 27:6-17)?</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 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he went</span> (sc. to the flock), <span class="cmt_word">and fetched</span>, - or, rather, took (<span class="accented">sc</span>. the two kids as directed) <span class="cmt_word">and brought them</span> (after slaughter, of course) <span class="cmt_word">to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved.</span> All this implies that Rebekah reckoned on Esau's absence for a considerable time, perhaps throughout the entire day. <p> CHAPTER 27:15-29 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-14.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">So [Jacob] went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and got [two goats]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to his mother,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tasty food</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטְעַמִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4303.htm">Strong's 4303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tasty or savory food, dainties</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loved.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·hêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-14.htm">Genesis 27:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:14 He went and got them and brought (Gen. 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