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Then I will bless you in the LORD’s presence before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me <i>some</i> game and prepare a delicious meal for me, so that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Bring me some game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Bring me <i>some</i> game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Bring me <i>some</i> game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat and bless you in the presence of Yahweh before my death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me some game and make me a savory <i>and</i> delicious dish [of meat], so that I may eat it, and declare my blessing on you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me game and make a delicious meal for me to eat so that I can bless you in the LORD’s presence before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring me the game and make a delicious meal for me to eat so that I can bless you in the LORD&#8217s presence before I die.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to kill a wild animal and cook some tasty food for him before he dies. Your father said this because he wants to bless your brother with the LORD as his witness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said, 'Bring me some wild game, and prepare a good-tasting meal for me to eat so that I will bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />'Bring me an animal and cook it for me. After I have eaten it, I will give you my blessing in the presence of the LORD before I die.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring me some game and then prepare some food for me so I can eat and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Bring me a wild animal and prepare for me some tasty food, that I may eat it and bless you in my presence before my death.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and make me savory meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD, before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring game for me, and make tasteful things for me, and I eat, and bless you before YHWH before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Bring for me provision, and make for me tasteful things, and I do eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Bring to me a hunting, and make for me dainties, and eating, and I will praise thee before Jehovah, before my death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />‘Bring to me from your hunting, and make me foods, so that I may eat and bless you in the sight of the Lord before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />‘Bring me some game and prepare a dish for me to eat, that I may bless you with the LORD’s approval before I die.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />‘Bring me game, and prepare for me savory food to eat, that I may bless you before the LORD before I die.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bring me game, and make me stewed meat, that I may eat and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />‘Bring to me game and make stew for me and I shall eat and I shall bless you in the presence of LORD JEHOVAH before my death.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6361" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Jacob's Deception</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hā·ḇî·’āh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">‘Bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</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.">some game</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śêh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4303.htm" title="4303: maṭ·‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- Tasty or savory food, dainties. Or matiammah; from ta'am; a delicacy.">a tasty dish</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ō·ḵê·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: wa·’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 2ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">so that I may bless you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mō·w·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">I die.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a></span><br />Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19-20</a></span><br />Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” / But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Genesis 27:33-35</a></span><br />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!” / When 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!” / But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></span><br />Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3-4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15-16</a></span><br />Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, / the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a></span><br />Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-20.htm">Hebrews 11:20</a></span><br />By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-29</a></span><br />Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death.</p><p class="hdg">before the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-1.htm">Deuteronomy 33:1</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26</a></b></br> And Joshua adjured <i>them</i> at that time, saying, Cursed <i>be</i> the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest <i>son</i> shall he set up the gates of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-19.htm">1 Samuel 24:19</a></b></br> For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Die</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Tasteful</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Tasty</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Venison</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Die</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Savory</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Savoury</a> <a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Tasteful</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Tasty</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Venison</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Bring me some game</b><br>This phrase reflects the cultural practices of the time, where hunting was a common means of obtaining food. Esau, known for his skills as a hunter, is asked by Isaac to bring him game. This request highlights the patriarchal tradition of the firstborn receiving a blessing, which was often associated with a meal or sacrifice. The act of hunting and preparing game also symbolizes the effort and skill required to obtain a blessing, paralleling the spiritual pursuit of God's favor.<p><b>and prepare me a tasty dish to eat</b><br>The preparation of a meal signifies hospitality and the importance of food in covenantal relationships. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sharing a meal was a significant act of fellowship and agreement. The "tasty dish" indicates a personal preference, showing Isaac's affection for Esau's cooking. This meal is a precursor to the blessing, symbolizing the nourishment and sustenance that comes from God's provision.<p><b>so that I may bless you</b><br>The blessing in biblical times was more than a simple wish for well-being; it was a prophetic declaration that carried spiritual and material implications. Isaac's intention to bless Esau reflects the traditional passing of the birthright, which included leadership of the family and a double portion of inheritance. This blessing was believed to be irrevocable and divinely sanctioned, underscoring the gravity of Isaac's words.<p><b>in the presence of the LORD</b><br>This phrase indicates the solemnity and sacredness of the blessing. It acknowledges God's sovereignty and involvement in the affairs of men. The presence of the LORD suggests that the blessing is not merely a human transaction but a divine ordinance. This aligns with the biblical theme that God is the ultimate source of all blessings and that His presence is essential in the fulfillment of His promises.<p><b>before I die</b><br>Isaac's awareness of his mortality adds urgency to the blessing. In the biblical narrative, the patriarchs often bestowed blessings as they neared death, ensuring the continuation of God's covenant promises through their descendants. This phrase also foreshadows the unfolding of God's plan, as the blessing intended for Esau is ultimately received by Jacob, aligning with God's sovereign choice and the prophecy given to Rebekah in <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The patriarch of the family, Isaac is the son of Abraham and the father of Esau and Jacob. In this chapter, he intends to bless his elder son, Esau, before his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac, known for his skill in hunting. He is the intended recipient of Isaac's blessing, which was a significant event in the Hebrew tradition.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac, who, with the help of his mother Rebekah, deceives Isaac to receive the blessing meant for Esau.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob. She plays a crucial role in the deception of Isaac to ensure Jacob receives the blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing.htm">The Blessing</a></b><br>A significant event in the Hebrew tradition, where the patriarch would confer favor and prophetic words over his children, often determining the future leadership and inheritance within the family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Isaac's intention to bless Esau, despite God's earlier revelation to Rebekah, highlights the need for spiritual discernment and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Jacob and Rebekah's deception, though it achieved the desired outcome, led to long-term family strife and separation, teaching us that deceit can have lasting negative consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God's purposes ultimately prevail, the actions of individuals still carry weight and consequences. We must strive to align our actions with God's revealed will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_a_blessing.htm">The Value of a Blessing</a></b><br>In the biblical context, a blessing was more than words; it was a prophetic declaration of God's favor and purpose. We should seek to understand and value the spiritual blessings God offers us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_parental_influence.htm">The Role of Parental Influence</a></b><br>Rebekah's influence on Jacob's actions shows the significant impact parents can have on their children's spiritual and moral decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_acts_7_14_and_gen_46_27.htm">How do we reconcile Stephen's claim in Acts 7:14 that 75 people entered Egypt with Genesis 46:27, which specifies only 70?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_family_size_in_egypt.htm">How many people were in Jacob's family in Egypt? (Genesis 46:27 vs. Acts 7:14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_of_jacob's_house_went_to_egypt.htm">How many members of the house of Jacob came to Egypt? Seventy souls (Genesis 4 - 27) Seventy-five souls (Acts 7:14)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_20_27_align_with_science.htm">Proverbs 20:27 claims 'the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord'--how can this be reconciled with scientific understandings of human consciousness?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Before the Lord </span>(<span class= "ital">Jehovah</span>)<span class= "ital">.--</span>Rebekah has been accused of inserting words which Isaac had not used; but it is unreasonable to suppose that more is recorded of Isaac's address to his son than the main sense. Still, these words had a meaning to Jacob which they did not bear to Esau. The latter cared for his father's blessing, partly from natural affection, but chiefly because of the temporal benefits connected with it. To Jacob its value consisted in the covenant between Jehovah and the family of Abraham.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-7.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">‘Bring</span><br /><span class="heb">הָבִ֨יאָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇî·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me some game</span><br /><span class="heb">צַ֛יִד</span> <span class="translit">(ṣa·yiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6718.htm">Strong's 6718: </a> </span><span class="str2">The chase, game, lunch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשֵׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tasty dish</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטְעַמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4303.htm">Strong's 4303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tasty or savory food, dainties</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to eat,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֹכֵ֑לָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·ḵê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that I may bless you</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I die.’</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-7.htm">Genesis 27:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:7 Bring me venison and make me savory (Gen. 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