Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:5 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 5. 5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
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Role in This Section
Rebekah hears Isaac's plan, while Esau goes to the field for game. The verse gives Rebekah the information and time that make her counterplan possible, but her speech and commands begin only in verse 6.
Read It With
- Genesis 26:34–27:5
Read verses 1–7. Verses 1–4 supply the conversation she hears; verse 5 moves Esau away; verses 6–7 show Rebekah's report to Jacob. Reading verse 5 alone can invent whether she listened accidentally, eavesdropped intentionally, or had already designed the deception.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 5 is an information-and-action hinge, not an independent verdict on Rebekah. It closes Isaac's plan and opens her response while leaving prior motive unstated.
Read Genesis 27:5–5 together
Why these verses belong together: This single hinge verse closes Isaac's plan by giving Rebekah knowledge and removing Esau before her counterplan begins.
Verse 5. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
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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