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‘Bringהָבִיאָהmeלִּיgameצַיִדand makeוַעֲשֵׂהmeלִיtasty food,מַטְעַמִּיםso that I may eatוְאֹכֵלָהand bless youוַאֲבָרֶכְכָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהbeforeלִפְנֵיmy death.’מוֹתִי
Genesis 27:7
Study it in the app“‘Bring me game and make me tasty food, so that I may eat and bless you before YHWH before my death.’”
Rebekah tells Jacob to take the meal to his father to receive the blessingParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 27:7, word by word
- ‘Bringהָבִיאָhavia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havia” appears- gameצַיִדtsayid
game
What is hunted.
Where else “tsayid” appears- 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- 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- and bless youאֲבָרֶכְavarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “avarech” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- my death.’מוֹתִmoti
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “moti” appears
The context
6Rebekah said to Jacob her son, “Look, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,
7 · This verse (above)
8So now, my son, listen to my voice in what I command you.
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?