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and makeוַעֲשֵׂהmeלִיtasty foodמַטְעַמִּיםsuch asכַּאֲשֶׁרI love,אָהַבְתִּיand bring itוְהָבִיאָהto meלִּיso that I may eat,וְאֹכֵלָהso thatבַּעֲבוּרIנַפְשִׁיmay bless youתְּבָרֶכְךָbeforeבְּטֶרֶםI die.”אָמוּת
Genesis 27:4
Study it in the app“and make me tasty food such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, so that I may bless you before I die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:4, word by word
- and makeעֲשֵׂהase
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “ase” appears- tasty foodמַטְעַמִּיםmatamim
tasty food
Tasty food, a dish carefully prepared.
Where else “matamim” appears- I loveאָהַבְתִּיahavti
like
To like something.
Where else “ahavti” appears- and bring itהָבִיאָhavia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havia” appears- so that I may eatאֹכֵלָהochela
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochela” appears- Iנַפְשִׁnafshi
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafshi” appears- may bless youתְּבָרֶכְtevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “tevarech” appears- beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- I dieאָמוּתamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “amut” appears
Translation note
Literally “so that my soul may bless you”: in Hebrew “my soul” is equivalent to “I myself.”
The context
3So now, take, please, your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,
4 · This verse (above)
5Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.
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?