Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
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Role in This Section
Jacob enters and addresses Isaac as his father. Isaac answers but immediately asks which son is present, beginning the identity test that controls the next verses.
Read It With
- Genesis 27:6–29
Read verses 18–24. Verse 18 opens the encounter and question; verses 19–20 contain Jacob's answer and false explanation; verses 21–24 show further testing and a repeated identity claim. Reading verse 18 alone stops before the deception is spoken.
Why It Needs Context
The verse introduces a question that the next verses answer falsely; it cannot be interpreted as a complete father-son exchange.
Read Genesis 27:18–20 together
Why these verses belong together: Isaac asks who is present, Jacob claims Esau's identity, and a suspicious timing question produces a false attribution to the LORD.
Verse 18. 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
Verse 19. 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Verse 20. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
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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