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

25Isaac said, “Bring the food to me, and I will eat of your game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought the food to him. Isaac ate, and Jacob brought him wine, and he drank.

27Jacob came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his clothes and blessed him. He said, 1 “See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 29:11Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.

Song of Solomon 1:2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, The woman speaking to the man 1 for your love is better than wine. 1

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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