Study it in the app“He said, “Bring it near to me, and let me eat of the game of my son, so that I may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.”
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Bring it nearהַגִּשָׁהto me,לִּיand let me eatוְאֹכְלָהof the gameמִצֵּידof my son,בְּנִיso thatלְמַעַןIנַפְשִׁיmay bless you.”תְּבָרֶכְךָSo he brought it nearוַיַּגֶּשׁto him,לוֹand he ate;וַיֹּאכַלand he broughtוַיָּבֵאhimלוֹwine,יַיִןand he drank.וַיֵּשְׁתְּ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsbring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “hagisha” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochla” appearsgame
What is hunted.
Where else “tsed” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appearsperson
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafshi” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “tevarech” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appearswine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appearsdrink
Drink.
Where else “yesht” appears24He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he said, “I am.”
25 · This verse (above)
26Then Isaac his father said to him, “Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.”
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?
