Genesis 27:3

And now take thy weapons, thy knife and thy bow, and go out into the field, and hunt me venison,

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

In Context

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

4And make me food I such as I like, and bring it to me, and I will eat, and my soul shall bless thee before I die.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:9He was a powerful man before the Lord: therefore it is said, Like Nimrod the man of might before the Lord.

Genesis 25:28And Izhak loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting, and Rivekah loved Jakob.

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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