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Genesis 27:4

Genesis 27:4
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And make me savoury meat, such as I love,.... For, though he had lost his sight, he had not lost his taste, nor his appetite for savoury food:

and bring it to me, that I may eat; this, was enjoined…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 27:1-46

- 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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Savory meat - מטעמים matammim, from טעם taam, to taste or relish; how dressed we know not, but its name declares its nature.

That I may eat - The blessing which Isaac was to confer on his son was a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 27:1-5

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

that my soul may bless thee Cf. 19, 25, 31. See note on Gen 12:13. A sacrificial meal is not intended. The strengthening food is from the chase, not the flesh of domestic animals.