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 Living Translation (NLT)Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.

Context of Genesis 27:3

1Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.” 2Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. 4And 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.” 5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.

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; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.”
• Genesis 25:27So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.
• 1 Corinthians 6:12All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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