Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 27:7 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 7. 7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
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Role in This Section
Rebekah reports that Isaac asked Esau for game and intended to bless him 'before the LORD' before his death. The verse belongs to her report; it is not an independent divine command.
Read It With
- Genesis 27:6–29
Read verses 1–7. Verses 1–4 give the narrator's direct report of Isaac's words, and verses 6–7 give Rebekah's account to Jacob. Only by comparing them can readers see that 'before the LORD' appears in her report and cannot be assigned a precise source with certainty.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 7 repeats and interprets an earlier conversation. It cannot establish by itself whether Rebekah quotes omitted words exactly, summarizes Isaac's intent, or intensifies her appeal.
Read Genesis 27:6–10 together
Why these verses belong together: Rebekah's report, command, food plan, and stated goal form one counterplan.
Verse 6. 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Verse 7. 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
Verse 8. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Verse 9. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Verse 10. 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
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? uncertain
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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