Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:31 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 31. 31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
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Role in This Section
Esau prepares the requested food and asks Isaac to eat so that he may bless him. His expected obedience creates the second, genuine presentation that exposes the earlier impersonation.
Read It With
- Genesis 27:30–45
Read verses 30–34 and 27:1–4. Isaac's original instruction explains Esau's words, and the next verses reveal that the blessing has already been given. Reading verse 31 alone can make this a duplicate meal scene without its discovery function.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 31 reenacts Isaac's intended plan and must be read with the discovery that follows; it does not yet state Esau's loss or Isaac's decision.
Read Genesis 27:30–33 together
Why these verses belong together: Esau's return and meal expose the impersonation, producing Isaac's trembling and confirmation that the prior blessing stands.
Verse 30. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Verse 31. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Verse 32. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
Verse 33. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
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 27:30–45 — Esau Discovers the Stolen 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, discovery, grief, pronouncement, threat, flight, and canonical comparison.
Exact location: Genesis 27:30–45 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 25:23, 27–34; 27:1–29, 46; 28:1–22; 32–33; Hebrews 12:16–17; and later Jacob-Esau reception
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: Intensified trembling and cry, deceit and supplanting, dwelling and dew, sword and service, difficult release verb, yoke, hatred, revenge-consolation, anger, return, and forgetting.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 27:30–45; lemmas and morphology for kharad, barakh, tsaaq, mar, mirmah, aqav, shemen, tal, kherev, avad, rud, paraq, satam, nakham, khamah, shuv, and shakakh
Open source ↗