3 Now then, get your equipment-your quiver and bow-and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take
3 Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,
3 Do me a favor: Get your quiver of arrows and your bow and go out in the country and hunt me some game.
3 Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.
3 Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
4 Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die."
4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
4 and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
4 Then fix me a hearty meal, the kind that you know I like, and bring it to me to eat so that I can give you my personal blessing before I die."
4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
4 Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die."
(Read Genesis 27:1-5)
The promises of the Messiah, and of the land of Canaan, had come down to Isaac. Isaac being now about 135 years of age, and his sons about 75, and not duly considering the Divine word concerning his two sons, that the elder should serve the younger, resolved to put all the honour and power that were in the promise, upon Esau his eldest son. We are very apt to take measures rather from our own reason than from Divine revelation, and thereby often miss our way.
9 Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
9 Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.
9 Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves.
9 Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.
9 Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish.
(Read Genesis 27:6-17)
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify, or excuse wrong means. Thus many have acted wrong, under the idea of being useful in promoting the cause of Christ. The answer to all such things is that which God addressed to Abraham, I am God Almighty; walk before me and be thou perfect. And it was a very rash speech of Rebekah, "Upon me be thy curse, my son." Christ has borne the curse of the law for all who take upon them the yoke of the command, the command of the gospel. But it is too daring for any creature to say, Upon me be thy curse.
10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies."
10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
10 And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies."
10 Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies."
10 Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death."
10 Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies."
(Read Genesis 27:6-17)
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify, or excuse wrong means. Thus many have acted wrong, under the idea of being useful in promoting the cause of Christ. The answer to all such things is that which God addressed to Abraham, I am God Almighty; walk before me and be thou perfect. And it was a very rash speech of Rebekah, "Upon me be thy curse, my son." Christ has borne the curse of the law for all who take upon them the yoke of the command, the command of the gospel. But it is too daring for any creature to say, Upon me be thy curse.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 27:3
Commentary on Genesis 27:1-5
(Read Genesis 27:1-5)
The promises of the Messiah, and of the land of Canaan, had come down to Isaac. Isaac being now about 135 years of age, and his sons about 75, and not duly considering the Divine word concerning his two sons, that the elder should serve the younger, resolved to put all the honour and power that were in the promise, upon Esau his eldest son. We are very apt to take measures rather from our own reason than from Divine revelation, and thereby often miss our way.