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

19Jacob 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.”

20But 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.

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

22So 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.”

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

24Again 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.

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

27So 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.

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

29May 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] wentוַיָּבֹ֥אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis fatherאָבִ֖יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularMy fatherאָבִ֑יH1Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularHere I amהִנֶּ֔נִּיH2009Interjection | first person common singularhe answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhich oneמִ֥יH4310Interrogativeare youאַתָּ֖הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularmy sonבְּנִֽי׃H1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 19

Original words

Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis fatherאָבִ֗יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIאָנֹכִי֙H595Pronoun - first person common singularam Esauעֵשָׂ֣וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularyour firstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָH1060Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularI have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִיH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeyou told meדִּבַּ֖רְתָּH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular. . .אֵלָ֑יH413Preposition | first person common singularPleaseנָ֣אH4994Interjection. . .קֽוּם־H6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularsit upשְׁבָ֗הH3427Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand eatוְאָכְלָה֙H398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularsome of my gameמִצֵּידִ֔יH6718Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularso thatבַּעֲב֖וּרH5668Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularyouנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularmay bless meתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיH1288Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Verse 20

Original words

But Isaacיִצְחָק֙H3327Noun - proper - masculine singularaskedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionhis sonבְּנ֔וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularHowמַה־H4100Interrogativedid you ever findלִמְצֹ֖אH4672Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructit soזֶּ֛הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularquicklyמִהַ֥רְתָּH4116Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularmy sonבְּנִ֑יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularBecauseכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularbrought [it]הִקְרָ֛הH7136Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularto meלְפָנָֽי׃H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularhe repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Then Isaacיִצְחָק֙H3327Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶֽל־H413PrepositionJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularPleaseנָּ֥אH4994Interjectioncome closerגְּשָׁה־H5066Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularso I can touch youוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖H4184Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singularmy sonבְּנִ֑יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularAre youהַֽאַתָּ֥הH859Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singularreallyזֶ֛הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularmy sonבְּנִ֥יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularEsauעֵשָׂ֖וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularorאִם־H518Conjunctionnotלֹֽא׃H3808Adverb - Negative particle
Verse 22

Original words

So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularcame closeוַיִּגַּ֧שׁH5066Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis fatherאָבִ֖יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֥קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularwho touched himוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּH4959Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularThe voiceהַקֹּל֙H6963Article | Noun - masculine singularis the voiceק֣וֹלH6963Noun - masculine singular constructof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularbut the handsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםH3027Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fdare the handsיְדֵ֥יH3027Noun - feminine dual constructof Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃H6215Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

[Isaac] did notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlerecognize himהִכִּיר֔וֹH5234Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhis handsיָדָ֗יוH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularwereהָי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralhairyשְׂעִרֹ֑תH8163Adjective - feminine plurallike thoseכִּידֵ֛יH3027Preposition-k | Noun - feminine dual constructof his brotherאָחִ֖יוH251Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularEsauעֵשָׂ֥וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularso he blessed himוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃H1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Again he askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAre youאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularreallyזֶ֖הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularmy sonבְּנִ֣יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularEsauעֵשָׂ֑וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularI amאָֽנִי׃H589Pronoun - first person common singular
Verse 25

Original words

Serveהַגִּ֤שָׁהH5066Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmeלִּי֙Preposition | first person common singularsaid [Isaac]וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand let me eatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙H398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularsome of my son’sבְּנִ֔יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulargameמִצֵּ֣ידH6718Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructso thatלְמַ֥עַןH4616ConjunctionIנַפְשִׁ֑יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularmay bless youתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖H1288Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singularJacob brought itוַיַּגֶּשׁ־H5066Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himלוֹ֙Preposition | third person masculine singularand he ateוַיֹּאכַ֔לH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthen he broughtוַיָּ֧בֵאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimל֦וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularwineיַ֖יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularand he drankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃H8354Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Then his fatherאָבִ֑יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֣קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto himאֵלָ֖יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularPleaseנָּ֥אH4994Interjectioncome nearגְּשָׁה־H5066Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand kissוּשְׁקָה־H5401Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmeלִּ֖יPreposition | first person common singularmy sonבְּנִֽי׃H1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 27

Original words

So he came nearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙H5066Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־H5401Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimל֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularWhen Isaac smelledוַיָּ֛רַחH7306Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerרֵ֥יחַרֵ֥יחַH7381Noun - masculine singular constructhis clothingבְּגָדָ֖יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularhe blessed himוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAhרְאֵה֙H7200Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe smellכְּרֵ֣יחַH7381Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof my sonבְּנִ֔יH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularis like the smellרֵ֣יחַH7381Noun - masculine singular constructof a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הH7704Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹH1288Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

May Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularto youלְךָ֙Preposition | second person masculine singularthe dewמִטַּל֙H2919Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the richnessוּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖יH4924Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof the earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularan abundanceוְרֹ֥בH7230Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof grainדָּגָ֖ןH1715Noun - masculine singularand new wineוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃H8492Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

May peoplesעַמִּ֗יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralserve youיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָH5647Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singularand nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםH3816Noun - masculine pluralbow downוְיִשְׁתַּחוּH7812Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youלְךָ֙Preposition | second person masculine singularMay you beהֱוֵ֤הH1933Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe masterגְבִיר֙H1376Noun - masculine singularof your brothersלְאַחֶ֔יךָH251Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand may the sonsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָH517Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularbow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּH7812Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youלְךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singularMay those who curse youאֹרְרֶ֣יךָH779Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularbe cursedאָר֔וּרH779Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularand those who bless youוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularbe blessedבָּרֽוּךְ׃H1288Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular

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