Genesis 27:2
וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה ־ נָא זָקַנְתִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יוֹם מוֹתִֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
In Context
3וְעַתָּה שָׂא ־ נָא כֵלֶיךָ תֶּלְיְךָ וְקַשְׁתֶּךָ וְצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְצוּדָה לִּי צידה ׃
Cross References
Genesis 48:21וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ יוֹסֵף הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מֵת וְהָיָה אֱלֹהִים עִמָּכֶם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶתְכֶם אֶל ־ אֶרֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם ׃
Proverbs 27:1אַֽל ־ תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא ־ תֵדַע מַה ־ יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם ׃
Isaiah 38:1בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה חִזְקִיָּהוּ לָמוּת וַיָּבוֹא אֵלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן ־ אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה צַו לְבֵיתֶךָ כִּי מֵת אַתָּה וְלֹא תִֽחְיֶֽה ׃
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 →