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Genesis 27:3

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.

Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.

4 Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

5 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,

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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.

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BSB
Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
KJV
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
WEB
Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me venison.
ASV
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
DARBY
And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
BLB
And now take, please, your weapons—your quiver and your bow—and go out to the field, and hunt for me game.
ÅB
Så ta nå dine jaktredskaper, ditt kogger og din bue, og gå ut på marken og skyt meg noe vilt,
OTB
Ta nå utstyret ditt, koggeret og buen, og gå ut i marken for å jakte litt vilt til meg.
B1930
Så ta nu dine jaktredskaper, ditt kogger og din bue, og gå ut på marken og skyt mig noget vilt,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 25:27–28

    When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

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  • Genesis 10:9

    He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:12

    “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

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