Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 27:34 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, {even} me also, O my father.β
Genesis 27:34
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And Isaac his father said unto him, Who {art} thou? And he said, I {am} thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where {is} he that hath taken venison, and brought {it} me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, {and} he shall be blessed. {trembled...: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly} {taken: Heb. hunted}
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, {even} me also, O my father.
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? {Jacob: that is, A supplanter}
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