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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּה נָאI am old;זָקַנְתִּיI do not knowלֹא יָדַעְתִּיthe dayיוֹםof my death.מוֹתִי
Genesis 27:2
Study it in the app“He said, “Look, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:2, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- I am oldזָקַנְתִּיzakanti
grow old
Grow old, be old.
Where else “zakanti” appears- I do not knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of my deathמוֹתִmoti
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “moti” appears
The context
1When Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”
2 · This verse (above)
3So now, take, please, your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,
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?