Genesis 27:26

Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

In Context

25“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.

27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

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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