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Genesis 27:2

1 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.

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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.

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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.

Compare

BSB
“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.
KJV
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
WEB
He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death.
ASV
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
DARBY
And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
BLB
And he said, “Behold, please, I have grown old; I do not know the day of my death.
ÅB
Da sa han: Jeg er blitt gammel og vet ikke hva dag jeg skal dø.
OTB
Isak sa: «Se, jeg er nå gammel og vet ikke dagen for min død.
B1930
Da sa han: Jeg er blitt gammel og vet ikke hvad dag jeg skal dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • James 4:14

    Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

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  • Mark 13:35

    Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

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  • Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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  • Genesis 48:21

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:3

    And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

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  • Isaiah 38:3

    And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

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  • Genesis 47:29

    And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

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