Genesis 27:8 — Meaning and Application

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“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.”

Genesis 27:8

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And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

And thou shalt bring {it} to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

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Genesis 27:1

"And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, {here am} I."

Genesis 27:2

"And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:"

Genesis 27:3

"Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me {some} venison; {take: Heb. hunt}"

Genesis 27:4

"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."

Genesis 27:5

"And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt {for} venison, {and} to bring {it}."

Genesis 27:6

"And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,"

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