Genesis 27:3

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

In Context

2And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.

4Make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee before I die.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:9And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.

Genesis 25:28Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

1 Corinthians 6:12All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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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