Genesis 27:3

Genesis 27:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
• New International Version (NIV)Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.

Context of Genesis 27:3

1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau replied. 2Isaac said, “Since I am so old, I could die at any time. Therefore, take your weapons – your quiver and your bow – and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me. 4Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then I will eat it so that I may bless you before I die.” 5Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,

Genesis 27:3 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ שָׂא־נָ֣א כֵלֶ֔יךָ תֶּלְיְךָ֖ וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וְצֵא֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְצ֥וּדָה לִּ֖י צָֽיִד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• I pray thee, thy weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• thy quiverתְּלִיtelîy · quiverH8522
• and thy bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• and go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and takeצוּדtsûd · to huntH6679
• venisonצֵידָהtsêydâh tsêdâh · provisionH6720
• venisonצַ֫יִדtsayid · wild gameH6718

Cross-references for Genesis 27:3

• Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)
• Genesis 25:27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.
• 1 Corinthians 6:12“All things are lawful for me” – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.

Commentaries on Genesis 27:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thy weapons - The original word כלי keley signifies vessels and instruments of any kind; and is probably used here for a hunting spear, javelin, sword, etc. Quiver - תלי teli, from תלה talah, to hang or suspend. Had not the Septuagint translated the word , and the Vulgate pharetram, a quiver, I should rather have supposed some kind of shield was meant; but either can be suspended on the arm or from the shoulder. Some think a sword is meant; and because…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. 3-4Like Esau, Isaac let his love of tasty food control his affections (compare 25:28–34).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 27:3

• Archery
• Arrow
• Death
• Hunting
• Jacob
• Quiver

In the dictionaries

• Archer
• Armour
• Arrows
• Bless
• Bow
• Cook
• Cry
• Deceiver
• Dim
• Exceedingly

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