Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3Now 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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Role in This Section
Isaac tells Esau to take his hunting equipment, go to the field, and obtain game. The command begins the preparation for the meal and blessing described in verse 4; it is not a complete teaching about hunting by itself.
Read It With
- Genesis 26:34–27:5
Read verses 1–5. Isaac's age and blindness explain the urgency; the hunt supplies the food he loves; verse 4 states the intended blessing; and verse 5 records Rebekah's knowledge and Esau's departure.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 3 gives the means for Isaac's plan but not its purpose. Reading it alone can turn ordinary narrative equipment into a command, symbol, or moral endorsement the passage does not supply.
Read Genesis 27:1–4 together
Why these verses belong together: Isaac's age, blindness, mortality concern, hunting command, meal request, and blessing intention form one father-son plan.
Verse 1. 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
Verse 2. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Verse 3. 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
Verse 4. 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.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 26:34–27:5 — Isaac Prepares to Bless EsauSources 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, cross-chapter boundary, marriages, age, parental grief, blindness, mortality concern, hunting and meal request, blessing intention, listening hinge, and later family connections.
Exact location: Genesis 26:34–27:5 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 24:1–9; 25:20, 23, 28–34; 27:6–46; 28:1–9; 35:28–29; and 36:1–8
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: Marriage wording, bitterness of spirit, age, dim sight, elder-son designation, equipment and hunting, tasty food, love, self or vitality, blessing, death, hearing, and field movement.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 26:34–27:5; lemmas and morphology for laqah, ishshah, morat ruakh, zaqen, kahah, raah, gadol, yare, keli, teli, qeshet, tsud, tseyid, matammim, ahav, nephesh, barakh, mavet, shama, and sadeh
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