And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
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Gill's Exposition
And he came unto his father,.... Into the tent and apartment where he was:
and said, my father; to try whether he was awake, and to let him know that he was come, since he could not see him:
and…
- Isaac Blessing His Sons The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is contemporary with his father. For sixty-one years more his son Jacob remains under the…
Observe here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother…
Cambridge Bible
who art thou, my son These words indicate the state of blindness of Isaac. The element of doubt arises from an imperfect recognition of the voice.