Genesis 27:31
29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
32 But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
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
- He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
- KJV
- And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
- WEB
- He also made savory food, and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that your soul may bless me.”
- ASV
- And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father. And he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son`s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
- DARBY
- And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
- BLB
- And he also made savory foods and he brought [them] to his father, and he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of the game of his son, that your soul may bless me.”
- ÅB
- Han laget også en velsmakende rett og bar den inn til sin far; og han sa til sin far: Vil ikke far reise seg opp og spise av sin sønns vilt, så din sjel kan velsigne meg!
- OTB
- Han tilberedte også et deilig måltid og brakte det til sin far. Da sa han til ham: «La min far reise seg og spise av sin sønns vilt, så du kan velsigne meg.»
- B1930
- Han laget også en velsmakende rett og bar den inn til sin far; og han sa til sin far: Vil ikke far reise sig op og ete av sin sønns vilt, så din sjel kan velsigne mig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 27:4
Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
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