Genesis 27:5–7
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his sonne: and Esau went to the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
¶ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
¶ And Rebekah spake vnto Iacob her sonne, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speake vnto Esau thy brother, saying,
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
Bring me venison, and make mee sauoury meat, that I may eate, and blesse thee before the LORD, before my death.
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26¶ And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
26¶ And Ioshua adiured them at that time, saying, *Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth vp and buildeth this city Iericho: he shall lay the foundation therof in his first borne, and in his yongest sonne shall hee set vp the gates of it.
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Genesis 27:5
Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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To pursue or search for, especially game, in order to catch or kill.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Flesh of animals taken in hunting; game meat.
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Genesis 27:6
The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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Genesis 27:7
Flesh of animals taken in hunting; game meat.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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27:1AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
27:1¶ And it came to passe that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dimme, so that he could not see, hee called Esau his eldest son, and said vnto him, My sonne. And hee said vnto him, Behold, here am I.
27:2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
27:2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
27:3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
27:3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiuer, and thy bow, and goe out to the field, and †take mee some venison.
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.
27:4And make me sauoury meat, such as I loue, and bring it to mee, that I may eate, that my soule may blesse thee before I die.
27:5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
27:5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his sonne: and Esau went to the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Selected passage27:6¶ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
27:6¶ And Rebekah spake vnto Iacob her sonne, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speake vnto Esau thy brother, saying,
Selected passage27:7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
27:7Bring me venison, and make mee sauoury meat, that I may eate, and blesse thee before the LORD, before my death.
Selected passage27:8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
27:8Now therefore, my sonne, obey my voyce, according to that which I command thee.
27:9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
27:9Goe now to the flocke, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goates, and I will make them sauoury meat for thy father, such as he loueth.
27:10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
27:10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eate, and that he may blesse thee, before his death.
27:11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
27:11And Iacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
27:12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
27:12My father peraduenture will feele me, and I shall seeme to him as a deceiuer, and I shall bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.
27:13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
27:13And his mother said vnto him, Upon me be thy curse, my sonne: onely obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
27:14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
27:14And hee went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother, and his mother made sauoury meat, such as his father loued.
27:15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
27:15And Rebekah tooke †goodly raiment of her eldest sonne Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them vpon Iacob her yonger sonne:
27:16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
27:16And shee put the skinnes of the kids of the goats vpon his hands, and vpon the smooth of his necke.
27:17And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
27:17And she gaue the sauoury meate, and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her sonne Iacob.