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weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me <i>some</i> venison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, please take up your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So now, please take your [hunting] gear, your quiver [of arrows] and your bow, and go out into the open country and hunt game for me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So go hunting with your bow and arrows and kill a wild animal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now take your hunting equipment, your quiver and bow, and go out into the open country and hunt some wild game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Take your bow and arrows, go out into the country, and kill an animal for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />so go find your weapons, take your bow and arrows, go outside, and hunt some game for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, take your weapons--your quiver and your bow--and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt down a wild animal for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me venison. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, please take up your instruments, your quiver, and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt provision for me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and now, take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt for me provision,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore take now, thy weapon, thy quiver and thy bow, and go forth to the field and hunt for me a hunting.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Take your weapons, the quiver and the bow, and go out. And when you have taken something by hunting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So now take your hunting gear—your quiver and bow—and go out into the open country to hunt some game for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore take your weapons, your sword and your bow, and go out into the field and hunt game;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now take your weapons your sword and your bow and arrows and go out to the country and hunt game<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now then take the weapons, both thy quiver and thy bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-3.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=6333" 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">2</span>“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śā- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ḵê·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">your weapons—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8522.htm" title="8522: tel·yə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A quiver (with its arrows). Probably from talah; a quiver.">your quiver</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: wə·qaš·te·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">and bow—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">into the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm" title="6679: wə·ṣū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To hunt. A primitive root; to lie alongside; by implication, to catch an animal; to victual.">to hunt</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: ṣē·ḏå̄h (N-ms) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">some game</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”…<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/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-20.htm">Genesis 21:20</a></span><br />And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Genesis 10:9</a></span><br />He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Genesis 49:27</a></span><br />Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a></span><br />But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-20.htm">Deuteronomy 12:20-22</a></span><br />When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want. / If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want. / Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13</a></span><br />And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">1 Samuel 16:11</a></span><br />And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-34.htm">1 Samuel 17:34-36</a></span><br />David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, / I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. / Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm">Proverbs 12:27</a></span><br />A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Proverbs 6:5</a></span><br />Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13</a></span><br />Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Acts 10:11-14</a></span><br />He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. / It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;</p><p class="hdg">take, I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Genesis 10:9</a></b></br> He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27,28</a></b></br> And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob <i>was</i> a plain man, dwelling in tents… </p><p class="hdg">take me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27,28</a></b></br> And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob <i>was</i> a plain man, dwelling in tents… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/6-12.htm">1 Corinthians 6:12</a></b></br> All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/genesis/24-48.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Game</a> <a href="/acts/27-19.htm">Gear</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Quiver</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Game</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Gear</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Quiver</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/genesis/31-39.htm">Wild</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 quiver and bow were essential tools for a hunter, indicating skill and preparedness. The bow is often mentioned in the Bible as a symbol of strength and warfare (e.g., <a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Psalm 18:34</a>). This phrase highlights the importance of being equipped for one's tasks, both physically and spiritually. The use of these weapons also reflects the nomadic lifestyle of the patriarchs, who relied on hunting for food.<p><b>and go out into the field</b><br>The field represents the wilderness or open country, a place of both opportunity and danger. In biblical narratives, the field is often a setting for significant events, such as Cain and Abel's story (<a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Genesis 4:8</a>). It symbolizes a place where one must rely on God's provision and protection. The act of going out into the field can also be seen as a metaphor for stepping out in faith and obedience to fulfill one's duties.<p><b>to hunt some game for me.</b><br>Hunting game was a way to provide food, especially for a family patriarch like Isaac. This request from Isaac to Esau is not just about physical nourishment but also about the relational bond between father and son. In the broader biblical context, hunting can symbolize the pursuit of God's will or the spiritual battle against sin. The act of hunting game for Isaac can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides for His people and fulfills the Father's will. Additionally, this request sets the stage for the subsequent events where Jacob deceives Isaac, highlighting themes of blessing, birthright, and God's sovereign plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>- The patriarch of the family, son of Abraham, and father of Esau and Jacob. In this chapter, Isaac is old and his eyesight is failing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>- The elder son of Isaac, known for his skills as a hunter. He is favored by Isaac and is asked to hunt game for his father.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>- The younger son of Isaac, who is favored by his mother, Rebekah. He later deceives Isaac to receive the blessing meant for Esau.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>- Isaac's wife and mother of Esau and Jacob. She plays a pivotal role in the deception of Isaac to ensure Jacob receives the blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a></b><br>- Represents the place where Esau is to hunt game. It symbolizes the world and the efforts required to fulfill duties and desires.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_duty.htm">Obedience and Duty</a></b><br>Esau's immediate response to Isaac's request demonstrates obedience and respect for parental authority. In our lives, we should strive to honor and fulfill our responsibilities to those in authority over us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_skill.htm">Preparation and Skill</a></b><br>Esau's role as a hunter required preparation and skill. Similarly, we should cultivate our God-given talents and be prepared to use them for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_blessings.htm">The Importance of Blessings</a></b><br>The context of this passage underscores the significance of blessings in biblical times. We should seek God's blessings in our lives and understand their spiritual importance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_favoritism.htm">Family Dynamics and Favoritism</a></b><br>The favoritism shown by Isaac and Rebekah towards their sons serves as a cautionary tale about the potential for family discord. We should strive for fairness and love in our family relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as Esau was tasked with a physical hunt, we are called to be spiritually vigilant, seeking God's will and being aware of the spiritual battles we face.<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_defines_christian_counseling.htm">What defines Christian counseling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob's_pride_important.htm">What is the significance of Jacob's pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob_and_esau's_story_important.htm">What is the significance of Jacob and Esau's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_abraham's_genesis_23_land.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence for the field and cave Abraham purchased in Genesis 23:17-20?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Thy quiver.</span>--This word does not occur elsewhere, and is rendered in the Targum and Syriac <span class= "ital">a sword. </span>As it is derived from a root signifying <span class= "ital">to hang, </span>it probably means, like our word <span class= "ital">hanger, </span>a sort of knife; but all that we can say for certain is that it was some sort of hunting implement.<p><span class= "bld">Take me some venison.</span>--The Heb. is <span class= "ital">hunt me a hunting. </span>"<span class= "ital">Venison," </span>the Latin <span class= "ital">venatio, </span>means anything taken by hunting.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons</span>, - the word "weapon" signifying a utensil, vessel, or finished instrument of any sort (cf. <a href="/genesis/14-23.htm">Genesis 14:23</a>; <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37</a>; <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Genesis 45:20</a>). Here it manifestly denotes weapons employed in hunting, and in particular those next specified - <span class="cmt_word">thy quiver</span> - the <span class="greek">ἅπαξ</span> <span class="greek">λέγομενον</span>, <span class="hebrew">תְּלִי</span>: from <span class="hebrew">תָּלָה</span> to hang, properly is "that which is suspended;" hence a quiver, <span class="greek">φαρέτραν</span> (LXX.), <span class="accented">pharetram</span> (Vulgate), which commonly depends from the shoulders or girdle (Aben Ezra, Rosenmüller, Keil, Kalisch, et <span class="accented">alii</span>), though by some it is rendered "sword" (Onkelos; Syriac) - <span class="cmt_word">and thy bow</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Genesis 21:16</a>), and go oat to the field, - i.e. the open country inhabited by wild beasts, as opposed to cities, villages, or camps (cf. <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and take me some venison</span> - literally, <span class="accented">hunt for me hunt</span>ing, <span class="accented">i.e</span>. the produce of hunting, as in <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-3.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">Take</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂא־</span> <span class="translit">(śā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your weapons—</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵלֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your quiver</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּלְיְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(tel·yə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8522.htm">Strong's 8522: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quiver (with its arrows)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bow—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qaš·te·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and go out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצֵא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hunt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצ֥וּדָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6679.htm">Strong's 6679: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some game</span><br /><span class="heb">צָֽיִד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·yiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6720.htm">Strong's 6720: </a> </span><span class="str2">Provision, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-3.htm">Genesis 27:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:3 Now therefore please take your weapons your (Gen. 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