Genesis 27:24

“It's really you, my son Esau?” he asked again. “Yes, it's me,” Jacob replied.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

23Isaac didn't realize it was really Jacob because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's, so Isaac got ready to bless him.

25Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your wild game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought some for him to eat, as well as some wine for him to drink.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:13So he changed the way he acted toward them and pretended to be crazy. He scratched marks on the town gates and let his spit run down his beard.

2 Samuel 14:5“What's the matter?” the king asked her. “Sadly I'm a widow. My husband is dead,” she replied.

Job 13:7Do you think you can tell lies to defend God? Are you talking deceitfully on his behalf?

Proverbs 12:19Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.

Proverbs 30:8Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.

Romans 3:7Someone could say, “Why am I still condemned as a sinner if my lies make the truth of God and his glory more obvious in contrast?”

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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