KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 27:4 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And 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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| “And make” | וַֽעֲשֵׂה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | make |
| “me savoury meat,” | מַטְעַמִּ֜ים | A delicacy | savoury meat |
| “such as” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | such |
| “I love,” | אָהַ֛בְתִּי | To have affection for (sexually or otherwise) | love |
| “and bring” | וְהָבִ֥יאָה | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | bring |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “to me, that I may eat;” | וְאֹכֵ֑לָה | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “that” | בַּֽעֲב֛וּר | Properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that | that |
| “my soul” | נַפְשִׁ֖י | 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” | תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֥ | 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 |
| “thee before” | בְּטֶ֥רֶם | Properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before | before |
| “I die.” | אָמֽוּת׃ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | die |
See Genesis 27:4 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.
| Very High |
Verse Search Popularity Levels What do people search for?Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. |
|
| High | ||
| Medium | ||
| Low | ||
| Very Low |
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
4 And 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.
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.