Genesis 27:2

Genesis 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
• New International Version (NIV)Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.

Context of Genesis 27:2

1When Isaac was old and going blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “Son!” Esau answered, “Here I am.” Isaac said, “I’m old. I don’t know when I’m going to die. 3Now take your hunting equipment, your quiver and bow, and go out into the open country and hunt some wild game for me. 4Prepare a good-tasting meal for me, just the way I like it. Bring it to me to eat so that I will bless you before I die.”

Genesis 27:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֖א זָקַ֑נְתִּי לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי י֥וֹם מוֹתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold now, I am oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of my deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Genesis 27:2

• Genesis 48:21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now I’m about to die, but God will be with you. He will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
• 1 Samuel 20:3But David took an oath, saying, “Your father certainly knows that you support me, so he said ⌞to himself⌟, ‘Jonathan must not know about this. It will bring him distress.’ But I solemnly swear, as the Lord and you live, I’m only one step away from death.”
• Proverbs 27:1Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with ⌞all⌟ your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you’re going.
• Isaiah 38:1In those days Hezekiah became sick and was about to die. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Give final instructions to your household, because you’re about to die. You won’t get well.”
• Mark 13:35Therefore, be alert, because you don’t know when the owner of the house will return. It could be in the evening or at midnight or at dawn or in the morning.
• James 4:14You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears.

Commentaries on Genesis 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I know not the day of my death - From his present weakness he had reason to suppose that his death could not be at any great distance, and therefore would leave no act undone which he believed it his duty to perform. He who lives not in reference to eternity, lives not at all.Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The first scene introduces the main problem in the chapter. Isaac knew about God’s oracle (a message from God; 25:22–23), but he went against it or ignored it when he tried to bless Esau. Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see: This shows that he was losing awareness, both physically and spiritually.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim--He was in his hundred thirty-seventh year; and apprehending death to be near, Isaac prepared to make his last will--an act of the gravest importance, especially as it included the conveyance through a prophetic spirit of the patriarchal blessing.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 27:2

• Death
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cry
• Deceiver
• Dim
• Exceedingly
• Fatness
• Feel
• Fetch
• Hairy
• Hunt

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