Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
2 “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.
3 Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”
- ASV
- 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 elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
- BLB
- And it came to pass when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim for seeing, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son,” and he answered him, “Behold, [it is] I.”
- ÅB
- Da Isak var blitt gammel, og hans øyne var blitt sløve, så han ikke kunne se, kalte han til seg Esau, sin eldste sønn, og sa til ham: Min sønn! Han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
- OTB
- Da Isak var gammel og øynene hans var for svake til å se, kalte han til seg Esau, sin eldste sønn, og sa til ham: «Min sønn.» Og han svarte: «Her er jeg.»
- B1930
- Da Isak var blitt gammel, og hans øine var blitt sløve, så han ikke kunde se, kalte han til sig Esau, sin eldste sønn, og sa til ham: Min sønn! Han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 3:2
And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
Read in contextGenesis 48:10
Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
Read in contextGenesis 25:23–25
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.”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:3
on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
Read in contextJohn 9:3
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
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