Genesis 27:8–11
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Now therefore, my sonne, obey my voyce, according to that which I command thee.
Go 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:
Goe 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.
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eate, and that he may blesse thee, before his death.
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
And Iacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
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- Genesis 27:13Rank 3 from verse 8
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23And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
23And the LORD said vnto her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be separated from thy bowels: and the one people shalbe stronger then the other people: and *the elder shall serue the yonger.
- Genesis 27:43Rank 6 from verse 8
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Genesis 27:8
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 hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: To order or direct with authority. Sense 2: An authoritative order, charge, or commandment.
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Genesis 27:9
From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
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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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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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Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
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Genesis 27:10
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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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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Genesis 27:11
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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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: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points are perceptible to the touch; not rough.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
7Bring me venison, and make mee sauoury meat, that I may eate, and blesse thee before the LORD, before my death.
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
8Now therefore, my sonne, obey my voyce, according to that which I command thee.
Selected passage9Go 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:
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.
Selected passage10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eate, and that he may blesse thee, before his death.
Selected passage11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
11And Iacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
Selected passage12My 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.
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.