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Genesis 27:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 27 · verse 6
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,Genesis 27:6 · King James Version
Genesis 27:6 in context
4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- RebekahRibqâhRibkah, the wife of IsaacH7259 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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Rebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here, I. The end was good, for she was directed in this intention by the oracle of God, by which she had been governed in dispensing her affections. God had said it should be so, that the elder should serve the younger;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-17