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Genesis 27:1-3
New English Translation

Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing

27 When[a] Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind,[b] he called his older[c] son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau[d] replied. 2 Isaac[e] said, “Since[f] I am so old, I could die at any time.[g] 3 Therefore, take your weapons—your quiver and your bow—and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game[h] for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:1 tn The clause begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making it subordinate to the main clause that follows later in the sentence.
  2. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”
  3. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “greater” (in terms of age).
  4. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Genesis 27:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. Genesis 27:2 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.
  7. Genesis 27:2 tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”
  8. Genesis 27:3 tn The Hebrew word is to be spelled either צַיִד (tsayid) following the marginal reading (Qere), or צֵידָה (tsedah) following the consonantal text (Kethib). Either way it is from the same root as the imperative צוּדָה (tsudah, “hunt down”).
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