Genesis 27:26

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

25Then Isaac said, “Bring the food to me, that I may eat some of my son’s venison and bless you.” So he brought it to him, and he ate. Jacob also brought him wine, and he drank.

27As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him: See, the smell of my son is as that of fields blessed by the Lord.

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Cross References

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

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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