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Then Isaacוַ יִצְחָקhis fatherאָבִיוsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Come near,גְּשָׁהplease,נָּאand kissוּשְׁקָהme,לִּיmy son.”בְּנִי
Genesis 27:26
Study it in the app“Then Isaac his father said to him, “Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:26, word by word
- Then Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Come nearגְּשָׁgesha
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “gesha” appears- and kissשְׁקָsheka
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “sheka” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears
The context
25He 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.
26 · This verse (above)
27So he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed.
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?