Genesis 27:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 27:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
Genesis 27:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, etc.] Fetch him venison out of the field, and dress it in a savoury manner, and bring it to him: that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death; the phrase “before the Lord” is here added, which yet perhaps might be expressed by Isaac, though before omitted by the historian, and has a very considerable emphasis in it; for this solemn blessing was given not only in the presence of the Lord, and before him as a witness, but by calling upon him, and praying for direction in it, and then pronouncing it in his name and by his authority, he approving of it, so that it was ever after irrevocable.”
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