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Genesis 27:3
3Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
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
1One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.” “Yes, Father?” Esau replied. 2“I am an old man now,” Isaac said, “and I don’t know when I may die. Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me. 4Prepare 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.” 5But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game,
Read all of Genesis 27Genesis 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 10:9Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”
- Genesis 25:27As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to 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
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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
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