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Then Rebekahוַ רִבְקָהtookתִּקַּחthe bestהַחֲמֻדֹתgarmentsאֶת בִּגְדֵיof Esauעֵשָׂוher olderהַגָּדֹלson,בְּנָהּwhichאֲשֶׁרwere with herאִתָּהּin the house,בַּבָּיִתand put them onוַתַּלְבֵּשׁJacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבher youngerהַקָּטָןson.בְּנָהּ
Genesis 27:15
Study it in the app“Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:15, word by word
- Then Rebekahרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- the bestחֲמֻדֹתchamudot
precious
Something of great value.
Where else “chamudot” appears- garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- of Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears- her olderגָּדֹלgadol
elder
Born first: the firstborn son.
Where else “gadol” appears- sonבְּנָbena
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bena” appears- in the houseבָּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- and put them onתַּלְבֵּשׁtalbesh
clothe
To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.
Where else “talbesh” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- her youngerקָּטָןkatan
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katan” appears
The context
14So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made tasty food such as his father loved.
15 · This verse (above)
16And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
To study Genesis 27 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?