‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
Parallel translations
- WEB ‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’
- KJV Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
- NKJV ‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’
- NASB ‘Bring me some game and prepare a delicious meal for me, so that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’
- NLT ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’
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Quick answer
Rebekah recounts Isaac's intent to bless Esau before Yahweh prior to his death.
Overview
She quotes the solemn, God-invoking nature of the blessing Isaac planned to give Esau. By stressing 'before Yahweh,' she underscores how weighty and irrevocable the blessing would be. This heightens the stakes of her plan to redirect it to Jacob through deception.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 6:26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
- Deut 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
- 1 Sam 24:19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
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