Genesis 27:25 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Genesis 27:25

23 And he did not recognize him, because ^ahis hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

24 Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”

25 He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so ^athat my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

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

27 And he came near and ^akissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:
“Surely, ^bthe smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.

28 Therefore may ^aGod give you
Of ^bthe dew of heaven,
Of ^cthe fatness of the earth,
And ^dplenty of grain and wine.

29 ^aLet peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And ^blet your mother’s sons bow down to you.
^cCursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

Esau’s Lost Hope

30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 He also had made¹ savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and ^aeat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Genesis 27:18-27

he came unto his father—The scheme planned by the mother was to be executed by the son in the father's bedchamber; and it is painful to think of the deliberate falsehoods, as well as daring profanity, he resorted to. The disguise, though wanting in one thing, which had nearly upset the whole plot, succeeded in misleading Isaac; and while giving his paternal embrace, the old man was roused into a state of high satisfaction and delight.

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