Focused Passage

Genesis 27:18-29

Isaac Blesses Jacob by Deception, and the Covenant Blessing Advances Through Human Sin Under Divine Sovereignty

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18 So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?”

19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”

20 But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau, or not?”

22 So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

23 Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

24 Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”

25 “Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.

26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

27 So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

28 May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.

29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

So [Jacob] went וַיָּבֹ֥א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his father אָבִ֖יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular My father אָבִ֑י H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Here I am הִנֶּ֔נִּי H2009 Interjection | first person common singular he answered וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Which one מִ֥י H4310 Interrogative are you אַתָּ֖ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular my son בְּנִֽי׃ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 19

Original words

Jacob יַעֲקֹ֜ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his father אָבִ֗יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular I אָנֹכִי֙ H595 Pronoun - first person common singular am Esau עֵשָׂ֣ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular your firstborn בְּכֹרֶ֔ךָ H1060 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular I have done עָשִׂ֕יתִי H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative you told me דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular . . . אֵלָ֑י H413 Preposition | first person common singular Please נָ֣א H4994 Interjection . . . קֽוּם־ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular sit up שְׁבָ֗ה H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular and eat וְאָכְלָה֙ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular some of my game מִצֵּידִ֔י H6718 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular so that בַּעֲב֖וּר H5668 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular you נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular may bless me תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי H1288 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Verse 20

Original words

But Isaac יִצְחָק֙ H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular asked וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition his son בְּנ֔וֹ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular How מַה־ H4100 Interrogative did you ever find לִמְצֹ֖א H4672 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct it so זֶּ֛ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular quickly מִהַ֥רְתָּ H4116 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular my son בְּנִ֑י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Because כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular brought [it] הִקְרָ֛ה H7136 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular to me לְפָנָֽי׃ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular he replied וַיֹּ֕אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Then Isaac יִצְחָק֙ H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular Please נָּ֥א H4994 Interjection come closer גְּשָׁה־ H5066 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular so I can touch you וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖ H4184 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular my son בְּנִ֑י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Are you הַֽאַתָּ֥ה H859 Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singular really זֶ֛ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular my son בְּנִ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Esau עֵשָׂ֖ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular or אִם־ H518 Conjunction not לֹֽא׃ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle
Verse 22

Original words

So Jacob יַעֲקֹ֛ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular came close וַיִּגַּ֧שׁ H5066 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition his father אָבִ֖יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֥ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular who touched him וַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּ H4959 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular The voice הַקֹּל֙ H6963 Article | Noun - masculine singular is the voice ק֣וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular but the hands וְהַיָּדַ֖יִם H3027 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fd are the hands יְדֵ֥י H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct of Esau עֵשָֽׂו׃ H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

[Isaac] did not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle recognize him הִכִּיר֔וֹ H5234 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction his hands יָדָ֗יו H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular were הָי֣וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural hairy שְׂעִרֹ֑ת H8163 Adjective - feminine plural like those כִּידֵ֛י H3027 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine dual construct of his brother אָחִ֖יו H251 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esau עֵשָׂ֥ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular so he blessed him וַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Again he asked וַיֹּ֕אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Are you אַתָּ֥ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular really זֶ֖ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular my son בְּנִ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Esau עֵשָׂ֑ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular And he replied וַיֹּ֖אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular I am אָֽנִי׃ H589 Pronoun - first person common singular
Verse 25

Original words

Serve הַגִּ֤שָׁה H5066 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular me לִּי֙ Preposition | first person common singular said [Isaac] וַיֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and let me eat וְאֹֽכְלָה֙ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular some of my son’s בְּנִ֔י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular game מִצֵּ֣יד H6718 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct so that לְמַ֥עַן H4616 Conjunction I נַפְשִׁ֑י H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular may bless you תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ H1288 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular Jacob brought it וַיַּגֶּשׁ־ H5066 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to him לוֹ֙ Preposition | third person masculine singular and he ate וַיֹּאכַ֔ל H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular then he brought וַיָּ֧בֵא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular him ל֦וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular wine יַ֖יִן H3196 Noun - masculine singular and he drank וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃ H8354 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Then his father אָבִ֑יו H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaac יִצְחָ֣ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to him אֵלָ֖יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular Please נָּ֥א H4994 Interjection come near גְּשָׁה־ H5066 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular and kiss וּשְׁקָה־ H5401 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular me לִּ֖י Preposition | first person common singular my son בְּנִֽי׃ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 27

Original words

So he came near וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ H5066 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and kissed וַיִּשַּׁק־ H5401 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular him ל֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular When Isaac smelled וַיָּ֛רַח H7306 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker רֵ֥יחַ רֵ֥יחַ H7381 Noun - masculine singular construct his clothing בְּגָדָ֖יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular he blessed him וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Ah רְאֵה֙ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the smell כְּרֵ֣יחַ H7381 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of my son בְּנִ֔י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular is like the smell רֵ֣יחַ H7381 Noun - masculine singular construct of a field שָׂדֶ֔ה H7704 Noun - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has blessed בֵּרֲכ֖וֹ H1288 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

May God הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural give וְיִֽתֶּן־ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular to you לְךָ֙ Preposition | second person masculine singular the dew מִטַּל֙ H2919 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and the richness וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י H4924 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular an abundance וְרֹ֥ב H7230 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of grain דָּגָ֖ן H1715 Noun - masculine singular and new wine וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ H8492 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

May peoples עַמִּ֗ים H5971 Noun - masculine plural serve you יַֽעַבְד֣וּךָ H5647 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular and nations לְאֻמִּ֔ים H3816 Noun - masculine plural bow down וְיִשְׁתַּחוּ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural to you לְךָ֙ Preposition | second person masculine singular May you be הֱוֵ֤ה H1933 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the master גְבִיר֙ H1376 Noun - masculine singular of your brothers לְאַחֶ֔יךָ H251 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular and may the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of your mother אִמֶּ֑ךָ H517 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular bow down וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural to you לְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular May those who curse you אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ H779 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular be cursed אָר֔וּר H779 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular and those who bless you וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular be blessed בָּרֽוּךְ׃ H1288 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular

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