Study it in the app“Isaac trembled with a great trembling, exceedingly, and said, “Who then was he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Indeed, he will be blessed.””
Isaacיִצְחָקtrembledוַיֶּחֱרַדwith a greatגְּדֹלָהtrembling,חֲרָדָהexceedingly,עַד מְאֹדand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיthenאֵפוֹאwas heהוּאwho huntedהַצָּדgameצַיִדand brought itוַיָּבֵאto me,לִיand I ateוָאֹכַלof allמִכֹּלbeforeבְּטֶרֶםyou came,תָּבוֹאand I blessed him?וָאֲבָרֲכֵהוּIndeed,גַּםhe will beיִהְיֶהblessed.”בָּרוּךְ
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” appearstremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “yecherad” appearsloud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gedola” appearstrembling
A shaking that seizes someone who is afraid.
Where else “charada” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsthen
Then; so, now.
Where else “efo” appearshunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “tsad” appearsgame
What is hunted.
Where else “tsayid” appearsbring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochal” appearsnot yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “avarache” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearsIsaac says “indeed, he will be blessed” (gam baruch yihye). The text does not explain why he does not withdraw the blessing; it can be understood that a blessing once spoken was held to be irrevocable.
32Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
33 · This verse (above)
34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, me too, my father!”
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?
