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Genesis 27:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 27 · verse 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 27:1 · King James Version
Genesis 27:1 in context
1And 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.
2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
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Key words (Strong's)
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- eldestgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- passhâyâhto existH1961 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- EsauʻÊsâvEsav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityH6215 →
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Here is, I. Isaac's design to make his will, and to declare Esau his heir. The promise of the Messiah and the land of Canaan was a great trust, first committed to Abraham, inclusive and typical of spiritual and eternal blessings; this, by divine direction, he transmitted to Isaac.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5