Genesis 27:4

Genesis 27:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”

Context of Genesis 27:4

2Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death. 3Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.” 5Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back, 6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,

Genesis 27:4 word by word

וַעֲשֵׂה־לִ֨י מַטְעַמִּ֜ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהַ֛בְתִּי וְהָבִ֥יאָה לִּ֖י וְאֹכֵ֑לָה בַּעֲב֛וּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥ נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּטֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• me savoury meatמַטְעָםmaţ‛am maţ‛ammâh · delicacyH4303
• such asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• to me, that I may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• that my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• may blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• thee beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• I dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Genesis 27:4

• Genesis 27:7‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’
• Genesis 14:19and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
• Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you increase to thousands upon thousands; may your offspring possess the cities of their enemies.”
• Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.
• Genesis 48:9“They are the sons God has given me here,” Joseph said to his father. Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
• Genesis 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
• Leviticus 9:22Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offering, he stepped down.
• Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.
• Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
• Joshua 22:6Then Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their homes.
• Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
• Luke 24:51While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.
• Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

Commentaries on Genesis 27:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Savory meat - מטעמים matammim, from טעם taam, to taste or relish; how dressed we know not, but its name declares its nature. That I may eat - The blessing which Isaac was to confer on his son was a species of Divine right, and must be communicated with appropriate ceremonies. As eating and drinking were used among the Asiatics on almost all religious occasions, and especially in making and confirming covenants, it is reasonable to suppose that something…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. 44. make ... savory meat--perhaps to revive and strengthen him for the duty; or rather, "as eating and drinking" were used on all religious occasions, he could not convey the right, till he had eaten of the meat provided for the purpose by him who was to receive the blessing [Adam Clarke] (compare Ge 18:7). that my soul may bless thee--It is difficult to imagine him ignorant of the divine purpose (compare Ge 25:23). But natural affection, prevailing…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 27:4

• Death
• Family
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cook
• Cry
• Deceiver
• Dim
• Esau
• Exceedingly
• Fatness
• Feel
• Fetch

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