Verse 1
Genesis 27:1
King James Version
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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold,
here am I.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֙ כִּֽי זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַ/תִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖י/ו מֵ/רְאֹ֑ת וַ/יִּקְרָ֞א אֶת עֵשָׂ֣ו בְּנ֣/וֹ הַ/גָּדֹ֗ל וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ בְּנִ֔/י וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖י/ו הִנֵּֽנִ/י
English Translation
And it was when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son,” and he answered, “Here I am.”
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Chapter 27 Context
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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he ca...
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And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and t...
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And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring
it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless...
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And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt
for venison,...
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And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother...
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Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my...
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
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Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savou...
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And thou shalt bring
it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
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And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother
is a hairy man, and I
am a smooth man:
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My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curs...
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And his mother said unto him, Upon me
be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me
them...
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And he went, and fetched, and brought
them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as...
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And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which
were with her in the house, and put th...
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And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
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And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
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And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here
am I; who
art thou, my son?
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And Jacob said unto his father, I
am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: ar...
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And Isaac said unto his son, How
is it that thou hast found
it so quickly, my son? And he said, Beca...
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And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou
be my...
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And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice
is Jacob’s voice, bu...
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And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed h...
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And he said,
Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I
am.
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And he said, Bring
it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. A...
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And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said...
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Therefore God (Elohim) give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of c...
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Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s...
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And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce go...
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And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my...
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And Isaac his father said unto him, Who
art thou? And he said, I
am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
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And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where
is
he that hath taken venison, and brough...
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And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and sai...
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And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
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And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away...
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And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I...
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And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me,
even me also, O my f...
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39
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the ea...
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And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou s...
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And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his...
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And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younge...
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
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And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
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Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget
that
which thou hast done to him: then...
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And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a w...
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