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Genesis 27

Genesis 27:36

Esau’s Lost Hope · Genesis 27:30–46
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Translations

Modern
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
Traditional
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Literal
And Esau said, “Is it because his name is called Jacob? And he has supplanted me these two times. He has taken my birthright, and behold, now he has taken my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved for me a blessing?”
Latin
At ille subjunxit: Juste vocatum est nomen ejus Jacob: supplantavit enim me en altera vice: primogenita mea ante tulit, et nunc secundo surripuit benedictionem meam. Rursumque ad patrem: Numquid non reservasti, ait, et mihi benedictionem?

Original

Hebrew
English
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

Notes

Genesis 27:36

  • he has cheated me twice (or tripped me up, or deceived me): Esau started to understand Jacob's true nature. Jacob took the birthright (the right of inheritance, Hebrew bekorah; 25:27–34). He tricked their father to get the blessing (the spoken pronouncement of the inheritance, Hebrew berakah).

  • Esau was right in how he judged Jacob, but he did not recognize his own ungodliness in these actions (see study note on 27:5; Hebrews 12:16).

Genesis 27:30–40

In scene four, everything is discovered, and the family becomes even more divided.

Genesis 27:1–40

Jacob got his father Isaac’s blessing through deception. In this story, an entire family tries to carry out their responsibilities by physical means rather than by faith. Faith would have provided Rebekah and Jacob a more honorable solution to the crisis.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Balaam Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Birthright Ebla Tablets Esau Genealogy Genesis, Book of Idumea, Idumeans Isaac Jacob’s Ladder Leah Meaning of Names in the Bible Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah Word, Word of God, Words of God

Topics

Birthright: Sold by Esau Death: Scenes of Death of Isaac Family: Infelicity In of Isaac, on Account of the Disagreement Between Jacob and Esau Firstborn: Birthright of The: Sold by Esau Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: His Old Age, Last Blessing Upon his Sons Parents: Paternal Blessings of Isaac Responsibility: Attempts to Shift: Esau Worldliness: Jacob