Genesis 27:26

And Isaac his father saith to him, 'Come nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son;'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

In Context

25And he saith, 'Bring nigh to me, and I do eat of my son's provision, so that my soul doth bless thee;' and he bringeth nigh to him, and he eateth; and he bringeth to him wine, and he drinketh.

27and he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and saith, 'See, the fragrance of my son [is] as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed;

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Cross References

Genesis 29:11And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine.

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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