Genesis 27:37

Genesis 27:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
• New International Version (NIV)Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Isaac answered and said to Esau, "Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?”

Context of Genesis 27:37

35And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36Then he said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” But Isaac replied to Esau, “Behold, I have made him your master, and all his relatives I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?” 38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and wept. 39Then Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling, And away from the dew of heaven from above.

Genesis 27:37 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַן יִצְחָ֜ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֵשָׂ֗ו הֵ֣ן גְּבִ֞יר שַׂמְתִּ֥יו לָךְ֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֶחָ֗יו נָתַ֤תִּי לוֹ֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים וְדָגָ֥ן וְתִירֹ֖שׁ סְמַכְתִּ֑יו וּלְכָ֣ה אֵפ֔וֹא מָ֥ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה בְּנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• But Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• repliedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• to Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• Beholdהֵןhên · look!H2005
• I have madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• your masterגְּבִירgebîyr · lordH1376
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• relativesאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• as servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and with grainדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
• and newתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• I have sustainedסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• him. Now as for you thenאֵפוֹ'êphô 'êphô' · thenH645
• whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• can I doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Genesis 27:37

• Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers, And may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you.”
• Genesis 25:23The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.”
• 2 Samuel 8:14He put garrisons in Edom. In all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.
• Romans 9:10And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac;
• Genesis 27:28Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

Commentaries on Genesis 27:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37I have made him thy lord - See note on Genesis 27:28.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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-40Verses 30-40 When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual blessings for that which is of no value, will, in vain, ask urgently for them. Isaac, when made sensible of the deceit practised on him, trembled exceedingly. Those who follow the choice of their own affections, rather than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37There was no way to undo the blessing. Isaac had declared a message from God, who had made Jacob to be Esau’s master (see Romans 9:11–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-4628. God give thee of the dew of heaven--To an Oriental mind, this phraseology implied the highest flow of prosperity. The copious fall of dew is indispensable to the fruitfulness of lands, which would be otherwise arid and sterile through the violent heat; and it abounds most in hilly regions, such as Canaan, hence called the "fat land" (Ne 9:25, 35). plenty of corn and wine--Palestine was famous for vineyards, and it produced varieties of corn, namely…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 27:37

• Benedictions
• Death
• Edomites
• Family
• Isaac
• Parents
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Isaac
• Bless
• Corn
• Cry
• Deceiver
• Dim
• Exceedingly
• Fatness
• Feel

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