New English Translation
Genesis 27:24
24Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob replied.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
Context of Genesis 27:24
22So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.” 23He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob. Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob replied. 25Isaac said, “Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. Then I will bless you.” So Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac drank. 26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here 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 21:2David replied to Ahimelech the priest, “The king instructed me to do something, but he said to me, ‘Don’t let anyone know the reason I am sending you or the instructions I have given you.’ I have told my soldiers to wait at a certain place.
- 1 Samuel 27:10When Achish would ask, “Where did you raid today?” David would say, “The Negev of Judah” or “The Negev of Jeharmeel” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
- 2 Samuel 14:5The king replied to her, “What do you want?” She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
- Job 13:7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?
- Job 15:5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.
- Proverbs 12:19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
- Proverbs 30:8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.
- Romans 3:7For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
- Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man 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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