Genesis 27:1

And it was, when Izhak was old, and his eyes were darkened from seeing, that he called Esau, his eldest son, and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Behold, I am.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day that I shall die:

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Cross References

Genesis 48:10But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age, and he could not discern. And he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:1

In this chapter we return to the typical story of the struggle between Esau and Jacob. Esau had profanely sold the birthright to Jacob; but Esau hopes he shall be never the poorer, nor Jacob the richer, for that bargain, while he preserves his interest in his father's affections, and so secures the blessing. Here therefore we find how he was justly punished for his contempt of the birthright (of which he foolishly deprived himself) with the loss of the blessing, of which Jacob fraudulently deprives him. Thus this… Read the whole commentary →

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