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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which <i>were</i> with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which <i>were</i> with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and she put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took her elder son Esau’s best clothes, which were with her in her house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were in the house, and had her younger son Jacob wear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were in the house, and had her younger son Jacob wear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then she took Esau's best clothes and put them on Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the goodly raiment of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took her older son Esau's good clothes, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then she took Esau's best clothes, which she kept in the house, and put them on Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took some garments that belonged to her elder son Esau—the best ones available—and put them on her younger son Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took her older son Esau's best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which was with her in the house, and put it upon Jacob her younger son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Rebekah takes the desirable garments of Esau her older son, which [are] with her in the house, and puts them on Jacob her younger son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Rebekah taketh the desirable garments of Esau her elder son, which are with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Rebekah will take desirable covering of Esau her son, the great, which was with her in the house, and will put upon Jacob her son, the small.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she clothed him with the very fine garments of Esau, which she had at home with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah then took the best clothes of her older son Esau that she had in the house, and gave them to her younger son Jacob to wear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Rebekah took the best garments of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Raphqa took a choice garment of Esau her elder son that she had with her in the house and she clothed Yaquuv her younger son:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-15.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=6421" 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">14</span>So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7259.htm" title="7259: riḇ·qāh (N-proper-fs) -- Wife of Isaac. From an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering; Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.">And Rebekah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ha·ḥă·mu·ḏōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">the finest</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">belonged</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏōl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">to her older</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</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.">Esau,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: wat·tal·bêš (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">and she put them on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: haq·qā·ṭān (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">her younger</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.…<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/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a></span><br />So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-25.htm">Genesis 29:25</a></span><br />When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37-43</a></span><br />Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches. / Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink, / they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-31.htm">Genesis 37:31-33</a></span><br />Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood. / They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.” / His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Exodus 28:2-4</a></span><br />Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. / You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest. / These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Leviticus 8:7-9</a></span><br />He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. / Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. / Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5-10</a></span><br />At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. / (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.) / So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">2 Kings 5:26-27</a></span><br />But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants? / Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Psalm 73:6</a></span><br />Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-24.htm">Proverbs 31:24</a></span><br />She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her oldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:</p><p class="hdg">goodly raiment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27</a></b></br> And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son <i>is</i> as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Genesis 28:2-4</a></b></br> Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Best</a> <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Costly</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Elder</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/genesis/27-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Older</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/genesis/27-11.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Best</a> <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">Costly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-20.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Elder</a> <a href="/genesis/44-12.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/29-17.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/29-16.htm">Older</a> <a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/genesis/30-35.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "finest clothes" likely refer to garments reserved for special occasions, possibly indicating Esau's status as the firstborn. In ancient Near Eastern culture, clothing often symbolized identity and status. Rebekah's choice to use these specific garments underscores the gravity of her deception. This act of taking Esau's clothes is a physical manifestation of the transfer of blessing and birthright, which Jacob had previously acquired through Esau's impulsive decision (<a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a>).<p><b>that belonged to her older son Esau,</b><br>Esau, as the firstborn, held a special place in the family hierarchy, which included the birthright and the blessing from his father, Isaac. The birthright was not just a double portion of the inheritance but also carried spiritual significance, including leadership of the family and the covenantal promises given to Abraham. The mention of Esau as the "older son" highlights the tension between the brothers and the subversion of the expected order, a recurring theme in biblical narratives (e.g., Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac).<p><b>and she put them on her younger son Jacob.</b><br>Rebekah's decision to dress Jacob in Esau's clothes is a deliberate act of deception aimed at securing Isaac's blessing for Jacob. This act is laden with irony and foreshadows the future deception Jacob himself will face with Laban. The younger son receiving the blessing over the older is a motif seen throughout Scripture, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the theme that His purposes often defy human expectations (e.g., Joseph over his brothers, David over his brothers). Jacob's name, meaning "supplanter" or "heel-grabber," is fitting in this context, as he is literally taking Esau's place. This event also prefigures the concept of substitutionary atonement, where one takes the place of another, a theme ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob. She plays a pivotal role in the deception of Isaac to secure the blessing for Jacob.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for his skill as a hunter. He is the rightful heir to Isaac's blessing as the firstborn.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah. He is characterized by his cunning nature and is the recipient of the blessing through deception.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The father of Esau and Jacob, who is deceived into blessing Jacob instead of Esau due to his failing eyesight.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The setting of the event where Rebekah orchestrates the deception by dressing Jacob in Esau's clothes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Rebekah's and Jacob's actions remind us that deceit can lead to long-term family strife and personal consequences, as seen in the ensuing conflict between Esau and Jacob.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_actions.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Actions</a></b><br>While human actions can be flawed, God's sovereign plan prevails. This account encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate plan, even when circumstances seem contrary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>Jacob's deception highlights the importance of integrity and honesty in our dealings. Believers are called to reflect Christ's character in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parental_influence.htm">Parental Influence</a></b><br>Rebekah's role in the deception shows the significant influence parents have on their children. It serves as a reminder for parents to guide their children in truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_clothing_in_identity.htm">The Role of Clothing in Identity</a></b><br>The use of Esau's clothes to deceive Isaac symbolizes how outward appearances can be misleading. This teaches us to look beyond appearances and seek truth in character and actions.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_isaac_deceived_by_jacob.htm">How could Isaac be so easily deceived by Jacob’s voice and skin when blessing him (Genesis 27:21–22)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Goodly raiment.</span>--It has been supposed that the elder son held a sort of priestly office in the household, and as Isaac's sight was growing dim, that Esau ministered for him at sacrifices. Evidently the clothing was something special, and such as was peculiar to Esau: for ordinary raiment, however handsome, would not have been kept in the mother's tent, but in that of Esau or of one of his wives.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau</span>, - literally, the <span class="accented">robes of Esau her son the elder - the desirable</span>, i.e. the handsome ones. The <span class="hebrew">בֶּגֶד</span> was an outer garment worn by the Oriental (<a href="/genesis/39-12.htm">Genesis 39:12, 13, 15</a>; <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a>), - <span class="greek">στολὴ</span>, LXX., - and was often made of beautiful and costly materials (cf. <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">1 Kings 22:10</a>). That the clothes mentioned as belonging to Esau were sacerdotal robes possessed by him as heir of the patriarchal priesthood (Jewish Rabbis), though regarded by many as a probable conjecture (Ainsworth, Bush, Candlish, Clarke, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis), is devoid of proof, and may be pronounced unlikely, since the firstborn did not serve in the priesthood while his father lived (Willet, Alford). They were probably festive garments of the princely hunter (Kalisch) - <span class="cmt_word">which were with her in the house,</span> - not because Esau saw that his wives were displeasing to his parents (Mercerus, Willet), or because they were sacred garments (Ainsworth, Poole), but probably because Esau, though married, had not yet quitted the patriarchal household (Kalisch) - <span class="cmt_word">and put them upon Jacob her younger son.</span> The verb, being in the hiphil, conveys the sense of causing Jacob to clothe himself, which entirely removes the impression that Jacob was a purely involuntary agent in this deceitful and deeply dishonorable affair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-15.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">And Rebekah</span><br /><span class="heb">רִ֠בְקָה</span> <span class="translit">(riḇ·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7259.htm">Strong's 7259: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rebekah -- wife of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the finest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמֻדֹ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·mu·ḏōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְדֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belonged</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her older</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּדֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָ֤הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֜ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she put them on</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tal·bêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her younger</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּטָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:15 Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau (Gen. 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