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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.”
- BSB Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
- 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.”
- NASB and prepare a delicious meal for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”
- 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.”
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Quick answer
Isaac asks Esau to prepare a tasty meal so he can bless him before he dies.
Overview
Isaac links the solemn blessing to a meal he loves, revealing how his appetite and partiality shaped his intentions. The blessing was understood to convey real, God-rooted destiny upon the heir. Isaac's plan to bless Esau runs counter to God's revealed word, exposing human weakness against which divine sovereignty will work.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Heb 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
- Gen 48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
- Gen 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- Gen 27:25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
- Luke 24:51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
- Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
- Josh 22:6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
- Josh 14:13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
- Gen 27:7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
- Gen 48:15–20And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
- Gen 27:27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
- Deut 33:1–29And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- Lev 9:22–23And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
- Gen 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Gen 27:23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
- Gen 27:31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
- Gen 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- Gen 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
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