Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ;
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Gill's Exposition
Now therefore, take, I pray thee, thy weapons,.... Or "thy vessels", or "instruments" (n), his instruments of hunting: as
thy quiver and thy bow; the former is the vessel or instrument, in which…
- 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…
Adam Clarke
Thy weapons - The original word כלי keley signifies vessels and instruments of any kind; and is probably used here for a hunting spear, javelin, sword, etc.
Quiver - תלי teli, from תלה talah, to hang…
Here is, I. Isaac's design to make his will, and to declare Esau his heir. The promise of the Messiah and the land of Canaan was a great trust, first committed to Abraham, inclusive and typical of…
Cambridge Bible
thy weapons The quiver and bow are the huntsman's weapons. Esau as "a man of the field" (Gen 25:27) is to go out "to the field," i.e. the open country. Targum of Onkelos, "thy sword and thy bow"; cf.…