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Genesis 27

Genesis 27:37

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

Modern
But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
Traditional
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
Literal
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him master over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants, and grain and new wine I have sustained him with; and for you now, what shall I do, my son?”
Latin
Respondit Isaac: Dominum tuum illum constitui, et omnes fratres ejus servituti illius subjugavi; frumento et vino stabilivi eum: et tibi post hæc, fili mi, ultra quid faciam?

Original

Hebrew
English
But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

Notes

Genesis 27:37

There was no way to undo the blessing. Isaac had declared a message from God, who had made Jacob to be Esau’s master (see Romans 9:11–13).

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

Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau

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 Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah Word, Word of God, Words of God

Topics

Benedictions: Upon Jacob Death: Scenes of Death of Isaac Edomites: Prophecies Concerning Family: Infelicity In of Isaac, on Account of the Disagreement Between Jacob and Esau Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: His Old Age, Last Blessing Upon his Sons Parents: Paternal Blessings of Isaac Rulers: Patriarchal The Edomites: Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Israel Wine with Corn and Oil, Denoted all Temporal Blessings