Genesis 27:3

Take thine arms (or Take thy weapons), (an) arrow case, and a bow, and go out; and when thou hast taken anything by hunting,

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

2To whom the father said, Thou seest that I have waxed eld, and I know not the day of my death + 27:2 Isaac would still be alive more than 20 years after this event(!)..

4make me a stew thereof, as thou knowest that I will, and bring it to me that I eat, (so) that (afterward) my soul (can) bless thee before that I die. (make for me a stew out of it, as thou knowest that I like, and bring it to me so that I can eat it, and then I shall bless thee before that I die.)

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Cross References

Genesis 10:9and he was a strong hunter, or oppressor, of men before the Lord; of him a proverb went out, (saying), As Nimrod, a strong hunter before the Lord. (and he was a strong hunter before the Lord; and a proverb went out about him, saying, Be ye like Nimrod, a strong hunter before the Lord.)

Genesis 25:28Isaac loved Esau, for he ate of the hunting of Esau; and Rebecca loved Jacob.

1 Corinthians 6:12All things be leaveful to me, but not all things be speedful. All things be leaveful to me, but I shall not be brought down under any man’s power. (All things be lawful for me, but not all things be expedient. All things be lawful for me, but I shall not be brought down under the power of any man.)

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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