Genesis 27:2

And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

In Context

1Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

3Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting,

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Cross References

Genesis 48:21And he said to Joseph his son: Be- hold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers.

Proverbs 27:1Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

Isaiah 38:1In those days Ezechias was sick even to death, and Isaias the son of Amos the prophet came unto him, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Take order with thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live.

Mark 13:35Watch ye therefor, (for you know not when the lord of the house cometh: at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning,)

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:2-6

Rebekah's Contrivance. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul… Read the whole commentary →

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