Genesis 27:2

Isaac said, ‘See, I am old and do not know how soon I may die.

Open English Bible (UK)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1When Isaac was so old and so nearly blind that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son and said to him, ‘My son.’ Esau answered, ‘Here I am.’

3Take your quiver and your bow and go out into the fields and hunt venison for me

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Cross References

Genesis 48:21Jacob said to Joseph, ‘See, I am about to die; but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Mark 13:35Therefore watch, for you cannot be sure when the Master of the house is coming – whether in the evening, at midnight, at daybreak, 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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