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 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.”

Context of Genesis 27:4

2“Look, I’m old,” he said. “I don’t know the day of my death. 3So now, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt me some game. Then prepare me a delicious meal that I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.” 5Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac was speaking to Esau his son. So while Esau went to the field to hunt game to bring in, 6Rebekah said to Jacob her son, “Look, I heard your father speaking to your brother Esau 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 some game and prepare me a delicious meal that I may eat and bless you in Adonai’s presence before my death.’
• Genesis 14:19He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Genesis 24:60and they blessed Rebekah and said to her: “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your seed possess the gate of those who hate him.”
• Genesis 28:3Now may El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you will become an assembly of peoples.
• Genesis 48:9Joseph said to his father, “They’re my sons, whom God has given me here.” Then he said, “Please bring them to me, so I may bless them.”
• Genesis 49:28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father spoke to them. He blessed them, each one he blessed with a suitable blessing.
• Leviticus 9:22Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then he stepped down from presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.
• Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed Bnei-Yisrael before his death.
• Joshua 14:13So Joshua blessed him, and he assigned Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his portion.
• Joshua 22:6So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
• Luke 2:34And Simeon offered a bracha over them and said to Miriam His mother, “Behold, this One is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that is opposed,
• Luke 24:51And while blessing them, He departed from them and was taken up into heaven.
• Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even 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