Genesis 27:24
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Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
In Context
23He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead.
Job 13:7Hath God any need of your lie, that you should speak deceitfully for him?
Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
Romans 3:7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet 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 →