8 Now therefore, my son, H1121 obey H8085 my voice H6963 according to that which H834 I command H6680 thee.
9 Go H3212 now to the flock, H6629 and fetch H3947 me from thence two H8147 good H2896 kids H1423 of the goats; H5795 and I will make H6213 them savoury meat H4303 for thy father, H1 such as he loveth: H157
10 And thou shalt bring H935 it to thy father, H1 that he may eat, H398 and that H834 he may bless H1288 thee before H6440 his death. H4194
11 And Jacob H3290 said H559 to Rebekah H7259 his mother, H517 Behold, Esau H6215 my brother H251 is a hairy H8163 man, H376 and I am a smooth H2509 man: H376
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Commentary on Genesis 27 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 27
In this chapter we return to the typical story of the struggle between Esau and Jacob. Esau had profanely sold the birthright to Jacob; but Esau hopes he shall be never the poorer, nor Jacob the richer, for that bargain, while he preserves his interest in his father's affections, and so secures the blessing. Here therefore we find how he was justly punished for his contempt of the birthright (of which he foolishly deprived himself) with the loss of the blessing, of which Jacob fraudulently deprives him. Thus this story is explained, Heb. 12:16, 17, "Because he sold the birthright, when he would have inherited the blessing he was rejected.' For those that make light of the name and profession of religion, and throw them away for a trifle, thereby forfeit the powers and privileges of it. We have here,
Gen 27:1-5
Here is,
Gen 27:6-17
Rebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here,
Gen 27:18-29
Observe here,
Gen 27:30-40
Here is,
Gen 27:41-46
Here is,