Genesis 27:26

Genesis 27:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”

Context of Genesis 27:26

24“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “I am,” he replied. 25Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.” 27So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed. 28May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

Genesis 27:26 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו יִצְחָ֣ק אָבִ֑יו גְּשָׁה־נָּ֥א וּשְׁקָה־לִּ֖י בְּנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Come nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• now, and kissנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• me, my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Commentaries on Genesis 27:26

• 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

Topics related to Genesis 27:26

• Benedictions
• Covetousness
• Craftiness
• Death
• Dishonesty
• Family
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Kiss
• Parents
• Rebekah (Rebecca)

In the dictionaries

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

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