Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And Isaac loued Esau, because †he did eate of his venison: but Rebekah loued Iacob.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. venison was in his mouth.
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- Genesis 27:19Rank 1 from verse 28
19And 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.
19And Iacob said vnto his father, I am Esau, thy first borne; I haue done according as thou badest mee: arise, I pray thee, sit, and eate of my venison, that thy soule may blesse me.
- Genesis 27:31Rank 2 from verse 28
31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
31And hee also had made sauoury meate, and brought it vnto his father, and said vnto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his sonnes venison, that thy soule may blesse me.
- Genesis 27:4Rank 3 from verse 28
- Genesis 27:25Rank 4 from verse 28
25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
25And he said, Bring it neere to me, and I will eate of my sonnes venison, that my soule may blesse thee: and hee brought it neere to him, and he did eate: and he brought him wine, & he dranke.
- Genesis 27:9Rank 5 from verse 28
- Genesis 27:6–7Rank 6 from verse 28
6¶ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
6¶ And Rebekah spake vnto Iacob her sonne, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speake vnto Esau thy brother, saying,
7Bring me venison, and make mee sauoury meat, that I may eate, and blesse thee before the LORD, before my death.
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Genesis 25:28
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Flesh of animals taken in hunting; game meat.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
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27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
27And the boyes grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.
28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
28And Isaac loued Esau, because †he did eate of his venison: but Rebekah loued Iacob.
Selected passage29¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
29¶ And Iacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and hee was faint.