KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 27:19
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.”
WEB World English Bible
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jacob saith unto his father, ‘I am Esau thy first-born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 27
16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
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 feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not.
22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob’s voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיַעֲקֹ֜בH3290 · ya.a.qovJacobאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אָבִ֗יוH1 · avfatherאָנֹכִי֙H595 · a.no.khiIעֵשָׂ֣וH6215 · e.savEsauבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָH1060 · be.khorfirstbornעָשִׂ֕יתִיH6213 · a.sahto make: doכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבַּ֖רְתָּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֵלָ֑יH413 · elto(wards)קֽוּם־H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiנָ֣אH4994 · napleaseשְׁבָ֗הH3427 · ya.shavto dwellוְאָכְלָה֙H398 · a.khalto eatמִצֵּידִ֔יH6718 · tsa.yidwild gameבַּעֲב֖וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיH1288 · ba.rakhto blessנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃H5315 · ne.pheshsoul
Cross-references
Isaiah 28:15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:Matthew 26:70-74But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.Zechariah 13:3-4And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.Genesis 25:25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.Genesis 27:21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not.1 Kings 14:2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there [is] Ahijah the prophet, which told me that [I should be] king over this people.Genesis 29:23-25And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.Genesis 27:24-25And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].Genesis 27:4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.1 Kings 13:18He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
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