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International Version</a></span><br />May God give you heaven&#8217s dew and earth&#8217s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“From the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain and bountiful new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now may God give you of the dew of heaven [to water your land], And of the fatness (fertility) of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give to you — from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land — an abundance of grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give to you— from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land— an abundance of grain and new wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God will bless you, my son, with dew from heaven and with fertile fields, rich with grain and grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May God give you dew from the sky, fertile fields on the earth, and plenty of fresh grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May God give you dew from heaven and make your fields fertile! May he give you plenty of grain and wine! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and God gives to you of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will give to thee from the dew of the heavens, and from the fatness of the earth, and a <RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The hard copy spelling records the following as:</i></font><b> multiude </b><Rf>multitude of corn and new wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May God give to you of the dew of the heavens And of the fertility of the earth abundance of grain and wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore may God give you of the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, and the abundance of wheat and wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will give to you from the dew of Heaven and from the fat of the Earth and an abundance of grain and of wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fat places of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6532" 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">Isaac Blesses Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">May God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·yit·ten- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: miṭ·ṭal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">the dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/4924.htm" title="4924: ū·miš·man·nê (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- From shaman; fat, i.e. fatness; but usually a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man.">and the richness</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth—</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: wə·rōḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">an abundance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: dā·ḡān (N-ms) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">of grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: wə·ṯî·rōš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">and new wine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”…<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="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a></span><br />So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23-24</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a></span><br />“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></span><br />then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:</p><p class="hdg">of the dew.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11,12</a></b></br> But the land, whither ye go to possess it, <i>is</i> a land of hills and valleys, <i>and</i> drinketh water of the rain of heaven: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a></b></br> My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13,28</a></b></br> And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD <i>be</i> his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, … </p><p class="hdg">the fatness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39</a></b></br> And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18</a></b></br> And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-20.htm">Genesis 49:20</a></b></br> Out of Asher his bread <i>shall be</i> fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.</p><p class="hdg">plenty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a></b></br> And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></b></br> For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a></b></br> Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob <i>shall be</i> upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/genesis/26-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Heaven's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">New</a> <a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Richness</a> <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/33-9.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Heaven's</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">New</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Places</a> <a href="/genesis/33-9.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Richness</a> <a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">Wine</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 Hebrew word for "God" here is "Elohim," which emphasizes God's power and sovereignty. In the context of the patriarchal blessings, it underscores the belief that all blessings ultimately come from God. The act of giving is central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God is the provider and sustainer.<p><b>the dew of heaven</b><br />"Dew" in the ancient Near Eastern context was crucial for agriculture, especially in arid regions where rain was scarce. The Hebrew word "tal" signifies not just physical sustenance but also spiritual refreshment and divine favor. Dew is often seen as a symbol of God's grace, gently and consistently providing life-giving moisture. In a broader sense, it represents the subtle yet essential blessings that sustain life.<p><b>and the richness of the earth</b><br />The "richness" or "fatness" of the earth, from the Hebrew "mishman," refers to the fertility and productivity of the land. This phrase highlights the abundance and prosperity that come from the earth's resources, which are seen as a direct blessing from God. In the biblical worldview, the earth's bounty is a testament to God's provision and faithfulness to His promises.<p><b>an abundance of grain</b><br />Grain, particularly wheat and barley, was a staple in the ancient diet and a symbol of sustenance and prosperity. The Hebrew word "dagan" for grain signifies not just physical nourishment but also economic stability and blessing. In the context of this blessing, it reflects a life of plenty and security, where the basic needs are met abundantly.<p><b>and new wine</b><br />"New wine," from the Hebrew "tirosh," represents joy, celebration, and the fruitfulness of the vine. Wine is often associated with gladness and festivity in the Bible, symbolizing the joy that comes from God's blessings. The mention of "new wine" suggests a fresh, ongoing provision and the renewal of life and spirit. It is a reminder of the joy and abundance that God desires for His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Therefore God give thee.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">And the Elohim give thee. </span>Here, as not unfrequently is the case, the name Elohim follows immediately upon that of Jehovah. As the blessings of dew and fertile land are the gifts of the God of nature, the use of the title Elohim is in accordance with the general rule.<p><span class= "bld">The fatness of the earth.</span>--Heb., the <span class= "ital">fatnesses: </span>that is, the fat places. In the countries where Esau and Jacob were to have their homes, the land varies from districts of extraordinary fertility to regions of barren rock and sterile sand. It was these rich fields which Isaac's blessing conveyed to Jacob.<p><span class= "bld">Wine.</span>--Not the word used in <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm" title="And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.">Genesis 27:25</a>, but <span class= "ital">tirosh, </span>the unfermented juice of the grape. It thus goes properly with corn, both being the natural produce of the field.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">and the Elohim will give thee</span>, with an optative sense; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. and may the - Elohim give thee! The occurrence of <span class="hebrew">הָךאלֹהִים</span> in what is usually assigned to the Jehovist (Tuch, Bleek, Davidson) is not to be explained as a special Jehovistic formula (Colenso), or as a remnant of the fundamental Elohistic writing (Kalisch), or as indicating that the personal God, and not Jehovah, the God of the covenant, was the source of the blessing (Keil, Gosman in Lange), or as intimating a remaining doubt as to whether Esau was the chosen one of Jehovah (Lange); but as identifying Jehovah with Elohim, the art. being the art. of reference, as in <a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a> (Hengstenberg; cf. Quarry 'on Genesis,' p. 483). The blessing craved was substantially that of a fertile soil, in Oriental countries the copious dew deposited by the atmosphere supplying the place of rain. Hence dew is employed in Scripture as a symbol of material prosperity (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13, 28</a>; <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a>), and the absence of dew and rain represented as a signal of Divine displeasure (<a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21</a>; <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a>; <a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Haggai 1:10, 11</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and the fatness of the earth</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">of the fat-nesses</span>, or choicest parts, <span class="accented">of the earth</span> (<a href="/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and plenty of corn and wine</span> - i.e. abundance of the produce of the soil (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-28.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">May God</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִֽתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dew</span><br /><span class="heb">מִטַּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Night mist, dew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heaven</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the richness</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·man·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4924.htm">Strong's 4924: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, fatness, a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth—</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an abundance</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of grain</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּגָ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḡān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corn, grain (of cereals)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and new wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯî·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:28 God give you of the dew (Gen. 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