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Genesis 27:26 KJV
Genesis · chapter 27 · verse 26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.Genesis 27:26 · King James Version
Genesis 27:26 in context
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
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.
26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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:
28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- nearnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
- kissnâshaqto kiss, literally or figurativelyH5401 →
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Observe here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother having put him in the way of it, and encouraged him in it, he dexterously applied himself to those methods which he had…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-29