Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
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Role in This Section
Jacob brings the goats, and Rebekah prepares the tasty food Isaac loves. The verse records implementation of the plan; it cannot be evaluated apart from the deception stated in verses 8–10 and the disguise in verses 15–17.
Read It With
- Genesis 27:6–29
Read verses 8–17. The earlier commands explain why the goats and food are prepared, while the next verses add Esau's garments and goat skins. Reading verse 14 alone can turn cooking and compliance into morally neutral actions detached from their intended impersonation.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 14 is a practical step inside a deceptive plan, not an independent teaching about food, domestic work, or obedience.
Read Genesis 27:14–17 together
Why these verses belong together: The food, Esau's garments, goat skins, and final handoff prepare the complete impersonation.
Verse 14. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
Verse 15. 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
Verse 16. 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
Verse 17. 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Genesis 27:6–29 — Rebekah and Jacob Obtain Isaac's BlessingSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, unit boundary, commands, objection, disguise, lies, sensory tests, blessing, and later narrative connections.
Exact location: Genesis 27:6–29 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 25:23, 28–34; 27:1–5, 30–45; 28:1–22; 29:15–30; 37:31–35; and 49:1–28
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Obedience language, deceiver wording, curse and blessing, garments, recognition, false divine attribution, voice and hands, kiss and smell, agricultural abundance, service, and reciprocal curse-blessing formula.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 27:6–29; lemmas and morphology for shama beqol, taah, kelalah, berakhah, beged and khamad, nakar, qarah, qol and yad, nashaq, reakh, tal, shemen, dagan, tirosh, avad, havah, arar, and barakh
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