English Standard Version
Genesis 27:24
24He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am."
Genesis 27:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
- New International Version (NIV)“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “I am,” he replied.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
Context of Genesis 27:24
22So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." 23And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him. He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am." 25Then he said, "Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son."
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 27:24
- 1 Samuel 21:2And David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has charged me with a matter and said to me, 'Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.' I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place.
- 1 Samuel 27:10When Achish asked, "Where have you made a raid today?" David would say, "Against the Negeb of Judah," or, "Against the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites," or, "Against the Negeb of the Kenites."
- 2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
- Job 13:7Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?
- Job 15:5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;
- Romans 3:7But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
- Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
Commentaries on Genesis 27:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-46Verses 1-46 - Isaac Blessing His Sons The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is contemporary with his father. For sixty-one years more his son Jacob remains under the paternal roof. The remaining forty-four years are passed in the retirement of old age. The chapter before us narrates the last solemn acts of the middle period of his life. Genesis 27:1-4 Isaac was old. - Joseph was in his thirtieth year when he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point, and got the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distinguishing mercies in the covenant with Abraham. This might be owing to Isaac having Esau in his mind, though it was Jacob who was before him. He could not be ignorant how Esau had despised the best things. Moreover, his attachment to Esau, so as to disregard the mind of God, must have greatly weakened his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27Isaac expressed his doubts three times. But his senses, which were not working well, eventually misled him (see study note on 27:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2718-27. he came unto his father--The scheme planned by the mother was to be executed by the son in the father's bedchamber; and it is painful to think of the deliberate falsehoods, as well as daring profanity, he resorted to. The disguise, though wanting in one thing, which had nearly upset the whole plot, succeeded in misleading Isaac; and while giving his paternal embrace, the old man was roused into a state of high satisfaction and delight.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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