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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• 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 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

2Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. 3Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. 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.” 5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it. 6So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

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 game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’
• Genesis 14:19And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
• Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: “Our sister, may you become The mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess The gates of those who hate them.”
• Genesis 28:3“May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;
• Genesis 48:9And Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.” And he said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”
• Genesis 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.
• Leviticus 9:22Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
• Deuteronomy 33:1Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• Joshua 14:13And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
• Joshua 22:6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
• Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against
• Luke 24:51Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.
• Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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