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I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your firstborn son. I’ve done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing.” <a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Come now, sit and eat of my game, so that you may bless me.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jacob said to his father, &#8220I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Get up, please, sit and eat of my game, that you may bless me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your first-born; I have done as you told me. Get up, please, sit and eat of my game, that you may bless me.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Rise up, please, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” <a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done what you told me to do. Now please, sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” <a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob replied 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.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob replied to his father, &#8220I 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.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jacob replied, "I am Esau, your first-born, and I have done what you told me. Please sit up and eat the meat I have brought. Then you can give me your blessing." <a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jacob answered his father, "I'm Esau, your firstborn. I've done what you told me. Sit up and eat this meat I've hunted for you so that you may bless me." <a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jacob answered, "I am your older son Esau; I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have brought you, so that you can give me your blessing." <a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I'm Esau, your firstborn!" Jacob told his father. "I've done what you asked, so please sit up and eat what I caught, so you can bless me." <a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I've done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me." <a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please sit up and eat what I hunted so that you can bless me." <a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jacob says to his father, “I [am] Esau your firstborn; I have done as you have spoken to me; please rise, sit and eat of my game, so that your soul blesses me.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob saith unto his father, 'I am Esau thy first-born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.' <a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob will say to his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I did according to that thou spakest to me: arise, now, sit and eat from my hunting, so that thy soul shall praise me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jacob said: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you instructed me. Arise; sit and eat from my hunting, so that your soul may bless me.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Jacob answered his father: “I am Esau, your firstborn. I did as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, so that you may bless me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, your first-born; I have done as you told me; now arise and sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yaquuv said to his father, “I am your son, your first born, Esau. I have done as you said to me; arise, sit and eat of my game so your soul may bless me.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jacob said unto his father: 'I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.' <a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. <a href="/parallel/genesis/27-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6449" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Isaac Blesses Jacob</a> 19<a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">am Esau,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: bə·ḵō·re·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">your firstborn.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done</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.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you told me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šə·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sit up</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: miṣ·ṣê·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">some of my game,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇūr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: tə·ḇā·ră·ḵan·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs:: 1cse) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">may bless me.”</a> 20But 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a> and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a> 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. ... <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Genesis 25:27-28</a> When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. / Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.” <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Genesis 49:8-10</a> Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you. / Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? / The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20</a> By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future. <a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a> Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ... <a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a> “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.” <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a> See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. <a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a> It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2</a> Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a> Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your first born; I have done according as you bade me: arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.I am.<a href="/genesis/27-21.htm">Genesis 27:21,24,25</a> And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not… <a href="/genesis/25-25.htm">Genesis 25:25</a> And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.<a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">Genesis 29:23-25</a> And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her… that thy.<a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Genesis 27:4</a> And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-61.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/genesis/27-12.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/24-61.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/revelation/19-18.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Venison</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/genesis/27-23.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-21.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/27-32.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/27-32.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-21.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/27-32.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/27-21.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Venison</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div>1. <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a> 30. <a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a> 33. <a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a> 34. <a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a> 41. <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a> 42. <a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. This statement marks a pivotal moment of deception in the biblical narrative. Jacob, whose name means "supplanter" or "deceiver," is fulfilling the prophecy given to Rebekah in <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a> that the older would serve the younger. The cultural significance of the firstborn in ancient Near Eastern societies was profound, as the firstborn son typically received a double portion of the inheritance and the father's blessing, which was both a spiritual and material endowment. This act of deception foreshadows the later struggles between the descendants of Jacob (Israel) and Esau (Edom).I have done as you told me. Jacob's claim here is a direct lie, as it was Rebekah who orchestrated the plan to deceive Isaac, and Jacob is complicit in carrying it out. This reflects the theme of human manipulation versus divine sovereignty, as God's purposes are ultimately fulfilled despite human deceit. The phrase also highlights the importance of obedience in the biblical narrative, albeit here it is falsely claimed.Please sit up and eat some of my game, The request for Isaac to sit up and eat is significant in the context of the blessing ceremony. In ancient times, meals often accompanied significant covenantal or familial events. The act of eating together was a sign of fellowship and agreement. The reference to "game" is ironic, as the meat was actually from the flock, not wild game, further emphasizing the deception.so that you may bless me.” The blessing Jacob seeks is not merely a paternal wish but a prophetic pronouncement that would shape the future of nations. In the biblical context, blessings were considered irrevocable and carried divine authority. This blessing was intended for Esau, but Jacob's acquisition of it aligns with God's sovereign plan as revealed earlier to Rebekah. The blessing itself is a type of Christ, as it points to the ultimate blessing and inheritance found in Jesus, the firstborn over all creation (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who deceives his father to receive the blessing meant for his brother Esau. 2. <a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a> The elder twin brother of Jacob, known for being a skillful hunter and the rightful recipient of Isaac's blessing. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> The father of Jacob and Esau, who is old and blind, and intends to bless Esau. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a> The mother of Jacob and Esau, who orchestrates the deception to ensure Jacob receives the blessing. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_blessing.htm">The Blessing</a> A significant event where Isaac intends to bestow a prophetic and patriarchal blessing upon his firstborn, Esau.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a> Jacob's deceitful actions, though successful in the short term, lead to long-term family strife and personal challenges. This teaches the importance of integrity and the potential fallout from deceit. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_actions.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Actions</a> Despite human manipulation, God's sovereign plan unfolds. This encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate control over circumstances, even when human actions seem to complicate matters. <a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_spiritual_blessings.htm">The Value of Spiritual Blessings</a> The account underscores the importance of spiritual blessings and birthrights, urging believers to prioritize spiritual inheritance over temporary, worldly gains. <a href="/topical/p/parental_influence_and_responsibility.htm">Parental Influence and Responsibility</a> Rebekah's role in the deception highlights the significant influence parents have on their children's actions and the importance of guiding them in truth and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 27</a> <a href="/q/biblical_advice_for_ptsd.htm">What biblical guidance is there for PTSD?</a> <a href="/q/why_choose_a_deceiver_for_god's_lineage.htm">Why would God's chosen lineage pass through someone who blatantly deceived his father (Genesis 27:35-36)?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jacob_and_esau_reconcile_quickly.htm">How could Jacob and Esau reconcile so suddenly in Genesis 33:4 after years of hostility, and is there historical evidence for Esau's 400 men?</a> <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/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Arise . . . sit and eat.--The Hebrews at this time, and for centuries, sat at their meals (<a href="/1_samuel/20-25.htm" title="And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.">1Samuel 20:25</a>). It was from the Romans that they learned to recline at table, as we find was their custom in the Gospels. It is a mistake, moreover, to suppose that Isaac was a bedridden old man, for Jacob bids him arise and seat himself. Nor does he help him, though his sight was weak. It is only when commanded to draw near that he lets his father touch him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And Jacob (either not observing or not regarding the trepidation which his voice caned, but being well schooled by his crafty mother, and determined to go through with what perhaps he esteemed a perfectly justifiable transaction) said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn. A reply for which laborious excuses have been invented; as that Jacob spoke mystically, meaning not that he individually, but that his descendants, the Church, were Isaac's firstborn (Augustine); or figuratively, as importing that since he had already bought Esau s birthright, he might justly regard himself as standing in Esau's place (Theodoret, Aquinas). It is better not to attempt vindication of conduct which to ordinary minds must ever appear questionable, but rather to hold that "Jacob told an officious lie to his father" (Willet). I have done according as thou badest me. If the former assertion might be cleared of mendacity, it is difficult to see how this can. By no conceivable sophistry could he convince his conscience that he was acting in obedience to his father, while he was knowingly implementing the instructions of his mother. This was Jacob's second lie. - Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison. Lie three. One lie commonly requires another to support or conceal it. Few who enter on a course of deception stop at one falsehood. That thy soul may bless me. It was the blessing of the Abrahamic covenant he craved. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Jacob יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to his father, אָבִ֗יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father “I אָנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I am Esau, עֵשָׂ֣ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> Esau -- oldest son of Isaac your firstborn. בְּכֹרֶ֔ךָ (bə·ḵō·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> Firstborn, chief I have done עָשִׂ֕יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you told me. דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Please נָ֣א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' sit up שְׁבָ֗ה (šə·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and eat וְאָכְלָה֙ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat some of my game, מִצֵּידִ֔י (miṣ·ṣê·ḏî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6718.htm">Strong's 6718: </a> The chase, game, lunch so that בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that you נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion may bless me.” תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי (tə·ḇā·ră·ḵan·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:19 Jacob said to his father (Gen. 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