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When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt <i>for</i> venison, <i>and</i> to bring <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring <i>home,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring <i>home,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac was speaking to his son Esau. Then Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring <i>to Isaac</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Rebekah overheard what Isaac said to Esau his son; and when Esau had gone to the open country to hunt for game that he might bring back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac said to his son Esau. So while Esau went to the field to hunt some game to bring in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac said to his son Esau. So while Esau went to the field to hunt some game to bring in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rebekah had been listening, and as soon as Esau left to go hunting, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Rebekah was listening while Isaac was speaking to his son Esau. When Esau went into the open country to hunt for some wild game to bring back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While Isaac was talking to Esau, Rebecca was listening. So when Esau went out to hunt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Rebekah overheard Isaac while he was speaking to his son Esau. When Esau had gone out to the field to hunt and bring in some game, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went out to the field to hunt for a wild animal and bring it back to his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. <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 is listening while Isaac is speaking to his son Esau; and Esau goes to the field to hunt game—to bring in;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Rebekah is hearkening while Isaac is speaking unto Esau his son; and Esau goeth to the field to hunt provision -- to bring in;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Rebekah heard in the speaking of Isaak to Esau his son: and Esau went to the field to hunt, a hunting, to bring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father's commandment, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when Rebekah had heard this, and he had gone out into the field to fulfill his father’s order,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rebekah had been listening while Isaac was speaking to his son Esau. So when Esau went out into the open country to hunt some game for his father,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,<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 heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. So Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Raphqa heard when Isaaq spoke to Esau his son, and Esau went on to the field to hunt game to bring.<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 heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-5.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=6347" 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">4</span>Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7259.htm" title="7259: wə·riḇ·qāh (Conj-w:: 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.">Now Rebekah</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·ma·‘aṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">was listening</a> <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.">to what Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: bə·ḏab·bêr (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his 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/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.">So when Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">into the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm" title="6679: lā·ṣūḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hunt. A primitive root; to lie alongside; by implication, to catch an animal; to victual.">to hunt</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.">game</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·hā·ḇî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and bring it back,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,…<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/25-28.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/25-23.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/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/27-13.htm">Genesis 27:13</a></span><br />His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”<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/28-5.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/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1</a></span><br />Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-2</a></span><br />When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3-4</a></span><br />Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1-2</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: / Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">1 Samuel 1:4-5</a></span><br />And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. / But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">1 Samuel 2:22-25</a></span><br />Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. / No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11-14</a></span><br />Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? / Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. / Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/24-52.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/genesis/18-33.htm">Home</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/genesis/27-2.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">Listening</a> <a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Rebekah's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-45.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/genesis/27-3.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-26.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Game</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/genesis/29-13.htm">Home</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Listening</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Rebekah's</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/genesis/27-7.htm">Venison</a> <a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Words</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>Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau.</b><br>Rebekah's act of listening is significant in the narrative of Genesis. Her attentiveness sets the stage for the unfolding events. In the cultural context of the time, women often played crucial roles within the family, and Rebekah's actions demonstrate her influence. This moment also highlights the family dynamics and favoritism present, as Rebekah favored Jacob while Isaac favored Esau. The act of listening can be seen as a catalyst for the fulfillment of the prophecy given to Rebekah in <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a>, where God told her that the older would serve the younger. This moment foreshadows the deception that will follow, aligning with the theme of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises despite human actions.<p><b>So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,</b><br>Esau's departure to hunt game is a reflection of his character and lifestyle. Known as a skillful hunter, Esau's actions are consistent with his identity and the blessing Isaac intended to give him, which was associated with the abundance of the earth and the dew of heaven (<a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28</a>). The field represents a place of labor and provision, but also a setting where Esau is vulnerable to losing his blessing. This moment connects to the earlier narrative in <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a>, where Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a meal, emphasizing his impulsive nature and lack of foresight. The act of hunting also ties into the broader biblical theme of provision and reliance on God, contrasting with Jacob's reliance on cunning and strategy.<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. In <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5</a>, she overhears Isaac speaking to Esau and devises a plan to secure the blessing for Jacob.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The patriarch and father of Esau and Jacob. He intends to bless Esau, his firstborn, as per the cultural norm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for his skills as a hunter. He is favored by Isaac and is the intended recipient of the blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is favored by Rebekah. He becomes the central figure in Rebekah's plan to receive the blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent.htm">The Tent</a></b><br>The setting where Rebekah overhears Isaac's conversation with Esau, leading to the unfolding of her plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_deception_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Deception in God's Plan</a></b><br>While Rebekah's actions involve deception, God's purposes are ultimately fulfilled. This challenges us to consider how God can work through human imperfections.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Rebekah's actions are influenced by the prophecy she received. This highlights the importance of being attentive to God's voice and promises in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_favoritism.htm">Family Dynamics and Favoritism</a></b><br>The favoritism shown by Isaac and Rebekah towards their sons leads to conflict. This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of favoritism within families.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human schemes, God's plan prevails. This encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty, even when circumstances seem contrary to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_impulsive_decisions.htm">The Consequences of Impulsive Decisions</a></b><br>Esau's earlier decision to sell his birthright for a meal (Genesis 25) sets the stage for the events in <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a>. This teaches the importance of considering long-term consequences over immediate gratification.<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_honor_a_blessing_from_deception.htm">Why would a just God honor a blessing obtained through deliberate deception (Genesis 27:28–29)? </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_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><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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Rebekah heard.</span>--She was possibly present when Isaac gave the order, and he may even have wished her to know his determination to give the blessing to his favourite son. But the words filled her with dismay. She had, no doubt, treasured the prophecy of Jacob's ultimate superiority, and now it seemed as if the father would reverse it. Had her faith been pure and exalted, she would have known that God would fulfil His word without her help; but all alike act from unworthy motives, and all have their meed of punishment. But here the fault began with Isaac, and Rebekah probably considered that she was preventing a grievous wrong.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Rebekah</span> (who, though younger than Isaac, must also have been old) <span class="cmt_word">heard when Isaac spake</span> - literally, in <span class="accented">the speaking of Isaac</span>; <span class="hebrew">בְּ</span> with the inf. forming a periphrasis for the gerund, and being commonly rendered by <span class="accented">when</span> (Genesis 14:30; 31:18), the subordinated noun being changed in translation into the subject of the sentence (<span class="accented">vide</span> Ewald, 'Hebrews Synt.,' § 304) - to Esau his son (to which the "her son" of ver. 6 stands in contrast). <span class="cmt_word">And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison,</span> - literally, <span class="accented">to hunt hunting</span>. (<span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 3) <span class="cmt_word">and to bring it</span> - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "<span class="accented">the</span> savory meat" or "<span class="accented">delicious</span> food," as directed (ver. 4). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-5.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">Now Rebekah</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִבְקָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·riḇ·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">was listening</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמַ֔עַת</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ma·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to what Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֔ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַבֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine 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">עֵשָׂ֖ו</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">So when Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂו֙</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">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hunt</span><br /><span class="heb">לָצ֥וּד</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṣūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6679.htm">Strong's 6679: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">game</span><br /><span class="heb">צַ֖יִד</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] bring [it back],</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָבִֽיא׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:5 Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau (Gen. 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