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I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!” <a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!” <a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who then was he who hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate from all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, &#8220Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Isaac trembled exceedingly violently and said, “Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came and blessed him? Indeed, he shall be blessed.” <a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Isaac trembled violently, and he said, “Then who was the one [who was just here] who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I blessed him. Yes, and he [in fact] shall be (shall remain) blessed.” <a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. “Who was it then,” he said, “who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed! ” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. &#8220Who was it then,&#8221 he said, &#8220who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed!&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Isaac started trembling and said, "Then who brought me some wild meat right before you came in? I ate it and gave him a blessing that cannot be taken back." <a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Trembling violently all over, Isaac asked, "Who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it before you came in. I blessed him, and he will stay blessed." <a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> Isaac began to tremble and shake all over, and he asked, "Who was it, then, who killed an animal and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came. I gave him my final blessing, and so it is his forever." <a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> At this, Isaac began to tremble violently. "Who then," he asked, "hunted some game and brought it to me to eat before you arrived, so that I've blessed him? Indeed, he is blessed." <a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Isaac began to tremble violently and said, ?Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him?and indeed, he will be blessed!? <a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Isaac began to shake violently and asked, "Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!" <a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Isaac trembled violently, and said, "Who was it then that hunted an animal and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed." <a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Isaac trembles a very great trembling and says, “Who, now, [is] he who has provided game, and brings to me, and I eat of all before you come in, and I bless him? Indeed, he is blessed.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Isaac trembleth a very great trembling, and saith, 'Who, now, is he who hath provided provision, and bringeth in to me, and I eat of all before thou comest in, and I bless him? -- yea, blessed is he.' <a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Isaak will tremble a great trembling, even exceedingly; and he will say, Who now is he having hunted a hunting, and will bring to me, and I ate from all before thou wilt come, and I shall praise him? also he shall be praised.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly: and wondering beyond what can be believed, said Who is he then the even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Isaac became frightened and very astonished. And wondering beyond what can be believed, he said: “Then who is he that a while ago brought me the prey from his hunting, from which I ate, before you arrived? And I blessed him, and he will be blessed.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Isaac trembled greatly. “Who was it, then,” he asked, “that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all just before you came, and I blessed him. Now he is blessed!” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him?—yes, and blessed he shall be!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Isaac was greatly alarmed, and said, Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me? I have eaten of everything before you came, and I have blessed him, yea, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And his father sorrowed a great and very powerful sorrow and he said, “Who indeed is he that hunted game and he brought it to me and I ate of it all before you came? And I have blessed him, also he shall be blessed.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said: 'Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.' <a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed. <a href="/parallel/genesis/27-33.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=6579" 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">The Stolen Blessing</a> …32But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered. 33<a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/2729.htm" title="2729: way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To tremble, be terrified. A primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten.">began to tremble violently</a> <a href="/hebrew/2731.htm" title="2731: ḥă·rā·ḏāh (N-fs) -- Trembling, fear, anxiety. Feminine of chared; fear, anxiety."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></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.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">“Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">was it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/645.htm" title="645: ’ê·p̄ō·w (Conj) -- Then. Or hephowe; from poh; strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then.">then,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm" title="6679: haṣ·ṣāḏ- (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hunt. A primitive root; to lie alongside; by implication, to catch an animal; to victual.">who hunted</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: ṣa·yiḏ (N-ms) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">the game</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962: bə·ṭe·rem (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.">Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you came in,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wā·’ō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">I ate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">it all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: wā·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and blessed him—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">he will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: bā·rūḵ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">blessed!”</a> 34When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”…<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="/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="/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/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3-4</a> May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. / And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.” <a href="/genesis/48-17.htm">Genesis 48:17-19</a> When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. / “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.” / But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a> Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.” <a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm">2 Samuel 7:28</a> And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a> The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations. <a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Psalm 89:34</a> I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24</a> The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a> I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Jeremiah 4:28</a> Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yes, and he shall be blessed.trembled very exceedingly.<a href="/job/21-6.htm">Job 21:6</a> Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.<a href="/job/37-1.htm">Job 37:1</a> At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.<a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Psalm 55:5</a> Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.taken.<a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Genesis 27:25</a> And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.yea.<a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3,4</a> And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; … <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10,28,29</a> The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly… <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20,21</a> Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-21.htm">Hunted</a> <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/27-32.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Violently</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/31-38.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/genesis/28-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Hunted</a> <a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/43-16.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/genesis/31-31.htm">Violently</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>Isaac began to tremble violently This phrase indicates Isaac's intense emotional and physical reaction upon realizing he has been deceived. The trembling signifies a mix of fear, anger, and realization of the gravity of the situation. In the cultural context, blessings were considered irrevocable and carried significant weight, often seen as divinely guided. Isaac's trembling may also reflect his awareness of God's sovereignty in the unfolding events, despite human deception.and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Isaac's question reveals his confusion and the unexpected nature of the deception. Hunting was a skill highly valued in the ancient Near East, and Esau, known for his hunting prowess, was expected to fulfill this role. The question underscores the betrayal by Jacob, who impersonated Esau to receive the blessing. This moment highlights the theme of identity and deception, which recurs throughout Genesis.Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him Isaac's statement confirms the completion of the blessing ritual, which involved a meal symbolizing fellowship and covenant. The act of eating together was significant in ancient cultures, often sealing agreements or covenants. The irrevocability of the blessing once given is emphasized here, reflecting the belief that spoken words, especially blessings, held power and could not be undone.and indeed, he will be blessed!” This final phrase acknowledges the effectiveness and permanence of the blessing, despite the deception. It reflects the belief in the divine authority behind the patriarchal blessings, suggesting that God's purposes prevail even through human actions. This moment foreshadows the unfolding of God's covenant promises through Jacob, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises, as seen in the lineage leading to Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> The son of Abraham and father of Esau and Jacob. In this passage, he is an elderly patriarch who has been deceived into blessing the wrong son. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The younger son of Isaac, who deceives his father into giving him the blessing meant for his brother Esau. 3. <a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a> The elder son of Isaac, who is the rightful recipient of the blessing but is deceived by his brother Jacob. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a> Isaac's wife and the mother of Esau and Jacob, who orchestrates the deception to ensure Jacob receives the blessing. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_blessing.htm">The Blessing</a> A significant event in the patriarchal family, where Isaac intends to pass on the covenantal blessing to his eldest son, Esau, but is deceived into blessing Jacob instead.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> Despite human deception and failure, God's purposes prevail. Isaac's blessing of Jacob, though achieved through deceit, aligns with God's earlier prophecy to Rebekah. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a> Jacob's deceit leads to family discord and personal consequences, reminding us that deceit can have long-lasting effects on relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_blessing.htm">The Importance of Blessing</a> In the biblical context, blessings are not just words but carry the weight of divine promise and authority. This underscores the power of spoken words and the responsibility that comes with them. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_fear.htm">Faith and Fear</a> Isaac's trembling response reflects a moment of realization and fear, yet he acknowledges the blessing's validity, demonstrating a complex interplay of faith and human emotion. <a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_in_human_weakness.htm">God's Grace in Human Weakness</a> The account illustrates how God can work through human weakness and failure to accomplish His divine purposes, offering hope that our mistakes do not thwart God's plans.<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/does_genesis_27's_deceitful_blessing_hold.htm">Is there any historical or archeological basis for believing such a deceitful blessing would stand in that culture (Genesis 27)? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_conflict_after_jacob-esau_meet.htm">What explains the absence of any further conflict between Jacob and Esau after their dramatic meeting in Genesis 33?</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>(33) Isaac trembled very exceedingly.--This was not from mere vexation at having been so deceived, and made to give the blessing contrary to his wishes. What Isaac felt was that he had been resisting God. In spite of the prophecy given to the mother, and Esau's own irreligious character and heathen marriages, he had determined to bestow on him the birthright by an act of his own will; and he had failed. But he persists no longer in his sin. Acknowledging the Divine purpose, he has no word of blame for Rebekah and Jacob, but confirms to him the possession of the birthright, and declares, "Yea, he shall be blessed."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, - literally, feared a great fear, to a great degree; shuddered in great terror above measure (Lange). The renderings ἐξέστη δὲ Ἰσαάκ ἔκστασιν μεγάλην σφόδρα (LXX.), Expavit stupors, et ultra quam credi potest admirans (Vulgate), "wondered with an exceedingly great admiration" (Onkelos), emphasize the patriarch s astonishment, the first even suggesting the idea of a trance or supernatural elevation of the prophetic consciousness (Augustine); whereas that which is depicted is rather the alarm produced within the patriarch's breast, not so much by the discovery that his plan had been defeated by a woman s wit and a son's craft - these would have kindled indignation rather than fear - as by the awakening conviction not that he had blessed, but that he had been seeking to bless, the wrong person (Calvin, Willet) - and said, Who? where is he - quis est et ubi est? (Jarchi); but rather, who then is he? (Rosenmüller, Kalisch, Lange) - that hath taken venison, - literally, the one hunting prey - that hunted, or has hunted, the part having the force of a perfect (vide Ewald's 'Hebrews Synt.,' § 335) - and brought it me, And I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed - thus before Jacob is named he pronounces the Divine sentence that the blessing is irrevocable (Lange). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Isaac יִצְחָ֣ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah began to tremble violently וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד (way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2729.htm">Strong's 2729: </a> To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten and said, וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (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 “Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix was it, ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are then, אֵפ֡וֹא (’ê·p̄ō·w) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_645.htm">Strong's 645: </a> Here, now, then who hunted הַצָּֽד־ (haṣ·ṣāḏ-) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6679.htm">Strong's 6679: </a> To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual the game צַיִד֩ (ṣa·yiḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6718.htm">Strong's 6718: </a> The chase, game, lunch and brought it וַיָּ֨בֵא (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to me? לִ֜י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Before בְּטֶ֥רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Non-occurrence, not yet, before you came in, תָּב֖וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go I ate וָאֹכַ֥ל (wā·’ō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat it all מִכֹּ֛ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every and blessed him— וָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ (wā·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and indeed, גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and he will be יִהְיֶֽה׃ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be blessed!” בָּר֖וּךְ (bā·rūḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine 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/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:33 Isaac trembled violently and said Who then (Gen. 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