Genesis 27:19

Jacob said, “I am Esau your oldest son. I have done as you commanded me. Sit up and eat some of my venison, so that you may bless me.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18and he went to his father and said, “My father.” Isaac answered, “Here I am; who are you, my son?”

20Isaac said to his son, “How very quickly you have found it, my son.” He answered, “Yes, because the Lord your God gave me success.”

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Cross References

Genesis 27:4and prepare for me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat and that I may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 27:24“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked, and Jacob answered, “I am.”

Matthew 26:70But Peter denied it before them all. “I do not know what you mean,” he replied.

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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