KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 27:19 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Jacob” | יַֽעֲקֹ֜ב | Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch | Jacob |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “his father,” | אָבִ֗יו | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
| “I” | אָֽנֹכִי֙ | I | I |
| “am” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Esau” | עֵשָׂ֣ו | Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity | Esau |
| “thy firstborn;” | בְּכֹרֶ֔ךָ | First-born; hence, chief | firstborn |
| “I have done” | עָשִׂ֕יתִי | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | done |
| “according as” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | according |
| “thou badest” | דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | badest |
| “me: arise,” | קֽוּם | To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) | arise |
| “I pray thee,” | נָ֣א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | pray |
| “sit” | שְׁבָ֗ה | Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry | sit |
| “and eat” | וְאָכְלָה֙ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “of my venison,” | מִצֵּידִ֔י | The chase; also game (thus taken) | venison |
| “that” | בַּֽעֲב֖וּר | Properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that | that |
| “thy soul” | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) | soul |
| “may bless” | תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי | To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) | bless |
| “me.” | תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי | To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) | me |
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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.
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