Genesis 27:24

And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

In Context

23And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

25And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

Job 13:7Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?

Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

Romans 3:7For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:19-30

The Fraud of Jacob. ( b. c. 1760.) 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may… Read the whole commentary →

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