Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 And it happened when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called Esau his elder son and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.

Gen.27.1 - Details

Translation

And it happened when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called Esau his elder son and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.

Original Text

ויהי כי־ זקן יצחק ותכהין עיניו מראת ויקרא את־ עשו ׀ בנו הגדל ויאמר אליו בני ויאמר אליו הנני׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • זקן: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותכהין: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,pl
  • עיניו: NOUN,f,pl,suff
  • מראת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • ויקרא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • הגדל: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.48.10 (verbal): Uses nearly identical language about an aged patriarch whose eyes are dim; both passages portray a blind/failing-eyed father in the context of giving blessings.
  • Gen.25.29-34 (thematic): Narrative background to the struggle over inheritance and status between Esau and Jacob (sale of the birthright), which frames the later contest over Isaac's blessing.
  • Gen.27.41 (structural): Direct narrative aftermath of the deception that follows Isaac's failing sight — Esau's anger and vow to kill Jacob, showing the consequences of the blind patriarch’s blessing.
  • Deut.34.7 (structural): Contrasts Moses’ aging at death ('his eye was not dim') with Isaac’s dimmed eyes; a structural/thematic contrast about aging, sight, and leadership at life's end.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And it was when Isaac grew old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, My son; and he said to him, Here I am.
  • And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

Gen.27.2 - Details

Translation

And he said, Behold now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

Original Text

ויאמר הנה־ נא זקנתי לא ידעתי יום מותי׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הנה: PART
  • נא: PART
  • זקנתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,f,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ידעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • יום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מותי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1s

Parallels

  • Job 14:5 (thematic): Affirms that human days are fixed by God and implies humans do not know the day of their death, echoing Isaac’s statement of ignorance about his death.
  • Psalm 39:4–5 (verbal): The psalmist asks to know his end and the measure of his days—language close to Isaac’s ‘I know not the day of my death,’ expressing concern about the timing and length of life.
  • Psalm 31:15 (thematic): ‘My times are in your hand’ reflects the same conviction that the timing of death is held by God, corresponding to Isaac’s acknowledgment that he does not know his death’s day.
  • 1 Kings 2:1–2 (structural): David, near death, gathers his successor and gives final instructions—parallels Isaac’s behavior as an aged patriarch preparing to deal with inheritance and succession.
  • Gen.47:9 (structural): Jacob, when summoned before Pharaoh, reports his advanced age and reflects on the length of his life—another patriarchal declaration of old age and impending death similar to Isaac’s remark.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, Behold now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
  • And he said, Look now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
3 And now, take, please, your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt for me game.

Gen.27.3 - Details

Translation

And now, take, please, your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt for me game.

Original Text

ועתה שא־ נא כליך תליך וקשתך וצא השדה וצודה לי ציד׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • שא: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • כליך: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • תליך: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • וקשתך: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וצא: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • השדה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וצודה: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ציד: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:4 (verbal): Immediate continuation of the same command—Isaac again instructs Esau to hunt and prepare savory meat so that he may receive Isaac’s blessing (same imperative content).
  • Genesis 27:9-10 (verbal): Rebekah gives Jacob parallel instructions to fetch and prepare game for Isaac’s blessing, echoing the language and purpose of Isaac’s command to Esau (verbal and functional mirror/reversal).
  • Genesis 25:29-34 (thematic): Earlier episode where Esau’s hunger and appetite for food lead him to sell his birthright—establishes the recurrent theme of food and appetite affecting rights, blessings, and covenantal status.
  • Genesis 27:20 (structural): Narrative fulfillment: Jacob brings the venison to Isaac as the direct result of the hunting/food instruction; parallels the earlier command by showing the intended outcome of procuring meat for the blessing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And now, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt me game.
  • And now, take up, please, your gear—your quiver and your bow—and go out to the field and hunt me some game.
4 And make me savory dishes as I love, and bring them to me and I will eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.

Gen.27.4 - Details

Translation

And make me savory dishes as I love, and bring them to me and I will eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.

Original Text

ועשה־ לי מטעמים כאשר אהבתי והביאה לי ואכלה בעבור תברכך נפשי בטרם אמות׃

Morphology

  • ועשה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • מטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • אהבתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • והביאה: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ואכלה: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • בעבור: PREP
  • תברכך: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • נפשי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+1cs
  • בטרם: PREP
  • אמות: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:7 (verbal): Rebekah repeats Isaac’s request for “savory food” and instructs Jacob to prepare and bring it so Isaac may bless him — close verbal and situational echo of 27:4.
  • Genesis 27:25 (structural): Jacob brings the prepared food to Isaac, Isaac eats, and then pronounces the blessing — the narrative fulfillment of the request in 27:4.
  • Genesis 25:29-34 (thematic): Esau sells his birthright for a meal (stew), linking food with rights and blessing in the patriarchal narratives — food as catalyst for forfeiting or securing inheritance/blessing.
  • 1 Samuel 25:18-21 (thematic): Abigail brings provisions to David to obtain his favor and avert violence; like Genesis 27:4, food/gifts function as means to gain blessing or goodwill.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And make me delicacies as I love, and bring them to me and I will eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.
  • And make me savory dishes, such as I love, and bring them to me, that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.
5 And Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt game, to bring it.

Gen.27.5 - Details

Translation

And Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt game, to bring it.

Original Text

ורבקה שמעת בדבר יצחק אל־ עשו בנו וילך עשו השדה לצוד ציד להביא׃

Morphology

  • ורבקה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שמעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • בדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • וילך: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • השדה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לצוד: VERB,qal,inf
  • ציד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • להביא: VERB,hif,inf

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:6-10 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation: Rebekah hears Isaac speak to Esau and promptly devises the plan to have Jacob bring game and receive the blessing.
  • Genesis 27:12-20 (verbal): The deception scene where Jacob raises objections but ultimately brings food to Isaac; repeats the key motif of preparing savory meat and impersonating Esau to obtain the blessing.
  • Genesis 25:27-28 (thematic): Background motive: Isaac's favoritism for Esau and Rebekah's preference for Jacob explain why Rebekah reacts when Isaac addresses Esau.
  • Genesis 27:41 (thematic): Immediate consequence of the episode begun when Isaac speaks to Esau: Esau's hatred and vow to kill Jacob after learning the blessing was taken.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt game, to bring it.
  • And Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt game to bring it.
6 And Rebekah said to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,

Gen.27.6 - Details

Translation

And Rebekah said to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,

Original Text

ורבקה אמרה אל־ יעקב בנה לאמר הנה שמעתי את־ אביך מדבר אל־ עשו אחיך לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ורבקה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אמרה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,f,sg
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • הנה: PART
  • שמעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אביך: NOUN,m,sg,suff+2ms
  • מדבר: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אחיך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Gen.27.7 (verbal): Immediate continuation — Rebekah reports precisely what she overheard Isaac tell Esau about seeking a blessing, echoing the same wording and motive for action.
  • Gen.27.8–10 (structural): Rebekah's instruction to Jacob to impersonate Esau and obtain the blessing is the direct structural consequence of her report in 27:6; the plot to deceive Isaac unfolds here.
  • Gen.27.14–17 (thematic): The episode in which Jacob is dressed and disguised as Esau develops the theme of deception initiated by Rebekah’s overhearing and instruction in 27:6.
  • Gen.26:34–35 (thematic): Background motive — Esau’s marriages to Hittite women angered Isaac and Rebekah; this earlier detail explains why Rebekah is alert to Isaac’s blessing and motivated to act when she hears him (27:6).
  • Gen.27:41–45 (thematic): Immediate consequence — after the deception that begins with Rebekah’s report in 27:6, Esau’s hatred and plot to kill Jacob lead Rebekah to send Jacob away, showing the fallout of the overheard conversation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Rebekah said to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying:
  • And Rebekah said to Jacob her son, saying, Look, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying:
7 Bring me game and make me savory dishes, and I will eat, and I will bless you before YHWH before my death.

Gen.27.7 - Details

Translation

Bring me game and make me savory dishes, and I will eat, and I will bless you before YHWH before my death.

Original Text

הביאה לי ציד ועשה־ לי מטעמים ואכלה ואברככה לפני יהוה לפני מותי׃

Morphology

  • הביאה: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,f,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ציד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועשה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • מטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ואכלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • ואברככה: VERB,qal,imperf,1,c,sg
  • לפני: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לפני: PREP
  • מותי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,poss,1,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Food (a stew) is used as the means by which Jacob acquires Esau's birthright — parallels the motif in Gen 27:7 of food being prepared/offered as part of acquiring a familial blessing or advantage.
  • Gen.27:1 (structural): Sets the immediate context for v.7: Isaac's old age and failing sight frame the need to secure a final blessing before his death (’before my death’), making v.7 part of the death‑bed blessing scene.
  • Gen.49:1-28 (thematic): Jacob's long, formal blessings of his sons on his deathbed echo the larger patriarchal pattern of giving final blessings/words of inheritance and destiny at the end of life, comparable to Isaac's blessing sought in Gen 27.
  • Deut.33:1-29 (thematic): Moses' blessing of the tribes before his death is a later, national parallel to the motif of a leader/patriarch bestowing a definitive blessing prior to dying, akin to the blessing sought in Gen 27:7.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Bring me game and make me delicacies, and I will eat, and I will bless you before YHWH before my death.
  • Bring me game and make me savory dishes, that I may eat, and I will bless you before YHWH, before my death.
8 And now, my son, listen to my voice as I command you.

Gen.27.8 - Details

Translation

And now, my son, listen to my voice as I command you.

Original Text

ועתה בני שמע בקלי לאשר אני מצוה אתך׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בקלי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
  • לאשר: CONJ
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • מצוה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אתך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27.9 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation—Rebekah follows this command with the specific instructions Jacob is to obey (fetching kids, preparing the meal for Isaac).
  • Prov.1.8 (verbal): Same parental vocative and imperative: 'Hear, my son, your father's instruction'—a comparable formula of parental authority calling a son to obey instruction.
  • Prov.6.20 (verbal): Directly parallels the theme of filial obedience: 'My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother.'
  • Deut.5:16 (thematic): Command to honor and obey parental authority—Deuteronomy's injunction to 'honor thy father and thy mother' undergirds biblical expectations about children's obedience to parents.
  • Eph.6:1 (thematic): New Testament ethical echo: 'Children, obey your parents in the Lord,' reflecting the same moral principle of filial obedience found in Gen 27:8.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And now, my son, listen to my voice, to what I command you.
  • And now, my son, listen to my voice according to what I command you.
9 Go, please, to the flock, and take for me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them into savory dishes for your father as he loves.

Gen.27.9 - Details

Translation

Go, please, to the flock, and take for me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them into savory dishes for your father as he loves.

Original Text

לך־ נא אל־ הצאן וקח־ לי משם שני גדיי עזים טבים ואעשה אתם מטעמים לאביך כאשר אהב׃

Morphology

  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • אל: NEG
  • הצאן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וקח: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • משם: PREP
  • שני: NUM,m,pl,construct
  • גדיי: NOUN,m,dual,cons
  • עזים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • טבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ואעשה: VERB,qal,impf,1,m,sg
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • מטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • לאביך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • אהב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27:14 (verbal): Immediate continuation: Jacob is sent to the flock to fetch the kids — repeats the same instruction and wording (fetching goats for a prepared meal).
  • Gen.27:18-19 (structural): Jacob brings the kids and presents a meal to Isaac, then lies about his identity — the next stage of the same deceptive meal/blessing scene.
  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Esau sells his birthright for food — food as the means and motive in transactions over primogeniture/blessing, thematically linked to the meal used to obtain Isaac’s blessing.
  • Gen.29:21-25 (thematic): Jacob is later deceived by Laban (Leah substituted for Rachel) — structural/thematic parallel of identity deception to secure family advantage and marriage/blessing.
  • Rom.9:10-13 (quoting Mal.1:2-3) (allusion): NT reflection on God’s choice of Jacob over Esau — later theological reading of the Jacob/Esau relationship that frames the narrative of obtaining the blessing (though not focused on the meal episode itself).

Alternative generated candidates

  • Go now to the flock, and take for me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make from them delicacies for your father as he loves.
  • Go now to the flock and take for me from there two good young goats, and I will make them into savory dishes for your father, such as he loves.
10 And you shall bring them to your father, and he will eat, so that he may bless you before his death.

Gen.27.10 - Details

Translation

And you shall bring them to your father, and he will eat, so that he may bless you before his death.

Original Text

והבאת לאביך ואכל בעבר אשר יברכך לפני מותו׃

Morphology

  • והבאת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לאביך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,m,sg
  • ואכל: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בעבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יברכך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg,obj:2,m,sg
  • לפני: PREP
  • מותו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:6-12 (structural): Immediate narrative context — Rebekah’s instructions to Jacob to bring food to Isaac so that Isaac will bless him before he dies; essentially the same action and motive as v.10.
  • Genesis 27:18-29 (verbal): The blessing Isaac pronounces after Jacob brings the meal — shows the intended outcome of the action in v.10 (the paternal blessing itself).
  • Genesis 25:29-34 (thematic): Jacob acquires Esau’s birthright in exchange for stew — another episode where food and a deceptive or strategic act are tied to obtaining familial rights/blessings.
  • Genesis 48:15-16 (thematic): Jacob (Israel) blesses Joseph’s sons — example of conferring patriarchal blessing near the end of life, paralleling the motif of blessing as a death‑bed transmission of covenantal privilege.
  • Genesis 49:1-28 (thematic): Jacob’s final blessings on his sons — the wider pattern of paternal blessings bestowed as a family’s decisive, end‑of‑life act, echoing the ‘bless before death’ theme of v.10.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And you shall bring them to your father and he will eat, so that he may bless you before his death.
  • And you shall bring it to your father, and he will eat, so that he may bless you before his death.
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Gen.27.11 - Details

Translation

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Original Text

ויאמר יעקב אל־ רבקה אמו הן עשו אחי איש שער ואנכי איש חלק׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • רבקה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אמו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • הן: PART
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אחי: NOUN,m,pl,suff
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שער: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חלק: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Gen.25:25 (verbal): Esau is first described as 'red and hairy all over like a garment'—the same 'hairy' characteristic Jacob contrasts in 27:11.
  • Gen.25:27 (thematic): Sets up the character contrast (Esau a man of the field/hunter, Jacob a quiet man at home) that underlies the appearance and role distinction mentioned in 27:11.
  • Gen.27:15-16 (structural): Rebekah skins goats and puts the skins on Jacob to mimic Esau's hairiness—directly responding to Jacob's observation that Esau is hairy and he is smooth.
  • Gen.27:21-24 (structural): Isaac's interrogation and ultimate deception hinge on Jacob's disguised hairiness (hands/voice vs. the hairy skin), showing how the hair/smooth contrast in 27:11 enables the ruse.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
  • And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes like a deceiver, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.

Gen.27.12 - Details

Translation

Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes like a deceiver, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.

Original Text

אולי ימשני אבי והייתי בעיניו כמתעתע והבאתי עלי קללה ולא ברכה׃

Morphology

  • אולי: ADV
  • ימשני: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • והייתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • בעיניו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms
  • כמתעתע: PREP+PART,ptcp,m,sg
  • והבאתי: VERB,hif,perf,1,m,sg
  • עלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • קללה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ברכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:11 (verbal): Jacob's immediate preceding statement repeats the same concern—that Isaac will feel him and conclude he is a deceiver—making 27:12 a direct verbal continuation of the same fear.
  • Genesis 27:22 (verbal): Isaac explicitly declares, 'The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau' after feeling Jacob—this fulfills and echoes Jacob's fear that his father would 'feel' him and detect the deception.
  • Genesis 27:41 (structural): Esau's furious response—vowing to kill Jacob—shows the concrete negative consequences Jacob feared (receiving harm instead of blessing), linking Jacob's dread of a curse to later violence and estrangement.
  • Deuteronomy 11:26 (thematic): The book of Deuteronomy frames obedience in terms of blessing and curse ('I set before you today a blessing and a curse'), reflecting the broader biblical theme behind Jacob's anxiety about receiving a blessing versus a curse.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes as one who deceives him, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.
  • Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes as a deceiver, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.
13 And his mother said to him, Upon me be your curse, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, take for me.

Gen.27.13 - Details

Translation

And his mother said to him, Upon me be your curse, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, take for me.

Original Text

ותאמר לו אמו עלי קללתך בני אך שמע בקלי ולך קח־ לי׃

Morphology

  • ותאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • אמו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • עלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • קללתך: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אך: PART
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בקלי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
  • ולך: CONJ+PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • קח: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27.8 (verbal): Immediate exchange in the same scene — Jacob objects to his mother's plan ('Behold, my brother is a hairy man') and she presses him to obey her voice, showing the same dynamic of maternal instruction and deception.
  • Gen.27.15 (structural): Rebekah's preparations to carry out the plan (making savory food) are the follow-up actions to her command in v.13; the verse continues the same scheme of maternal initiative and orchestration of Jacob's deception.
  • Gen.27.17 (verbal): Isaac's remark (‘the voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are Esau's’) highlights the verbal/aural element of the deception — Jacob obeying his mother's instructions about what to say and how to present himself.
  • Exod.20.12 (thematic): The commandment to 'honor your father and your mother' provides a wider legal/ethical background; Rebekah's instruction that Jacob obey her voice runs counter to the patriarchal expectation of filial obedience to the father (Isaac), creating the moral tension in the narrative.
  • Exod.1.15-21 (thematic): The Hebrew midwives' decision to defy Pharaoh's order and protect Israelite infants (risking punishment) echoes the theme of women taking responsibility and accepting danger to save or advance the interests of children/offspring — like Rebekah accepting curse/risk to secure Jacob's advantage.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And his mother said to him, Upon me be your curse, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, take for me.
  • But his mother said to him, On me be your curse, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, take them for me.
14 And he went and took and brought to his mother; and his mother made savory dishes, as his father loved.

Gen.27.14 - Details

Translation

And he went and took and brought to his mother; and his mother made savory dishes, as his father loved.

Original Text

וילך ויקח ויבא לאמו ותעש אמו מטעמים כאשר אהב אביו׃

Morphology

  • וילך: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • ויקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לאמו: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,suff,3,m
  • ותעש: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • אמו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • מטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • אהב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:9 (structural): Rebekah's earlier instruction to Jacob to fetch game and prepare a savory dish — the plan that v.14 reports being carried out.
  • Genesis 27:18-19 (verbal): Jacob presents the prepared food to Isaac and speaks as though he is Esau; continues the same deceptive episode that v.14 describes.
  • Genesis 25:29-34 (thematic): Esau sells his birthright for a meal of stew — a parallel motif of food used to obtain a familial right or advantage.
  • 1 Samuel 25:18-21 (thematic): Abigail brings provisions to David to secure his favor and avert violence — another instance of offering food to obtain blessing or protection.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he went and took and brought to his mother, and his mother made delicacies as his father loved.
  • And he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory dishes, such as his father loved.
15 And Rebekah took the clothes of Esau her elder son, the choice ones that were with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob her younger son.

Gen.27.15 - Details

Translation

And Rebekah took the clothes of Esau her elder son, the choice ones that were with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob her younger son.

Original Text

ותקח רבקה את־ בגדי עשו בנה הגדל החמדת אשר אתה בבית ותלבש את־ יעקב בנה הקטן׃

Morphology

  • ותקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • רבקה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בגדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,f,sg
  • הגדל: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • החמדת: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ותלבש: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,f,sg
  • הקטן: ADJ,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Gen.27.18-29 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same episode: Jacob, wearing Esau's garments, presents himself to Isaac and receives the blessing — the direct narrative effect of Rebekah's action in v.15.
  • Gen.29.23-25 (thematic): Laban deceives Jacob on the wedding night by substituting Leah for Rachel, using a veiled/clothed substitution to misrepresent identity — parallel use of garments/veil to effect deception in a family marriage context.
  • Gen.38.14-18 (thematic): Tamar disguises herself with a veil and garments to present herself as a prostitute to Judah, another instance where clothing is used to conceal identity and secure a sexual/blessing outcome.
  • Gen.37.31-33 (thematic): Joseph's brothers use his distinctive coat, stained with blood, to deceive Jacob about Joseph's fate — clothing again serves as a tangible token used to mislead a parent.
  • Gen.37.3 (verbal): Joseph's 'coat of many colors' functions as a symbolic garment marking favor and identity; echoes the motif in Gen 27 of garments as markers of status and a means to transfer or impersonate that status.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Rebekah took the garments of Esau her older son, the choice ones that were with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob her younger son.
  • And Rebekah took the garments of Esau her older son, the choice ones that were with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob her younger son.
16 And the skins of the kids of the goats she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.

Gen.27.16 - Details

Translation

And the skins of the kids of the goats she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.

Original Text

ואת ערת גדיי העזים הלבישה על־ ידיו ועל חלקת צואריו׃

Morphology

  • ואת: CONJ
  • ערת: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • גדיי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • העזים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • הלבישה: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,f,sg
  • על: PREP
  • ידיו: NOUN,f,pl,abs,suff:3,m,sg
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • חלקת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • צואריו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,suff:3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:14 (thematic): Rebekah puts Esau’s garments on Jacob — clothing used to assume Esau’s identity, the broader clothing/disguise motif in the episode.
  • Genesis 27:15 (verbal): Immediate parallel describing the same act (putting goat skins on Jacob’s hands and the smooth of his neck) — same wording/action in the narrative.
  • Genesis 27:19 (quotation): Jacob’s direct claim “I am Esau” accompanies the physical disguise; the spoken deception pairs with the goat-skins ruse.
  • Genesis 27:23-24 (structural): Isaac’s inspection — ‘the voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s’ and feeling the hands (the hairs) shows how the skins are meant to deceive and how Isaac is persuaded.
  • Genesis 27:35-36 (thematic): Esau’s later realization and cry that Jacob has ‘taken away his blessing’ shows the outcome and ethical/thematic consequences of the disguise.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And the skins of the kids of the goats she put upon his hands and upon the smooth of his neck.
  • And the skins of the young goats she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.
17 And she gave the savory dishes and the bread she had made into the hand of Jacob her son.

Gen.27.17 - Details

Translation

And she gave the savory dishes and the bread she had made into the hand of Jacob her son.

Original Text

ותתן את־ המטעמים ואת־ הלחם אשר עשתה ביד יעקב בנה׃

Morphology

  • ותתן: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • המטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הלחם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עשתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs+SUFF,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.25.29-34 (thematic): Food functions as the decisive instrument in family succession: Esau sells his birthright for a meal, paralleling how a prepared meal here becomes the means to obtain the paternal blessing.
  • Gen.25.23 (thematic): The prenatal oracle that 'the older shall serve the younger' provides the theological backdrop and motive for Rebekah's action in supplying food to secure Jacob the blessing.
  • Gen.27.14 (verbal): An immediately connected verse in the same scene: Jacob 'brought' the food Rebekah prepared to his father — 27:17 describes Rebekah giving that very food into Jacob's hand.
  • Gen.27.18-24 (structural): The subsequent exchange in which Jacob presents the food to Isaac, Isaac tastes/eats and is deceived, and then pronounces the blessing — 27:17 is the preparatory act that enables this outcome.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And she gave the delicacies and the bread that she had made into the hand of Jacob her son.
  • And she put the savory dishes and the bread that she had made into the hand of Jacob her son.
18 And he came to his father and said, My father. And he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

Gen.27.18 - Details

Translation

And he came to his father and said, My father. And he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

Original Text

ויבא אל־ אביו ויאמר אבי ויאמר הנני מי אתה בני׃

Morphology

  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • מי: PRON,interr,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct

Parallels

  • Gen.27:6-17 (structural): Immediate narrative context: Rebekah outfits Jacob and instructs him to impersonate Esau; these verses set up the very exchange in 27:18 where Jacob approaches Isaac and is addressed by name.
  • Gen.29:25-26 (thematic): Parallel motif of kinship deception within Genesis—Laban deceives Jacob at the wedding, echoing the intra-family trickery and substituted identities seen in Jacob's deception of Isaac.
  • Gen.45:3-8 (thematic): Issues of identity, recognition, and father–child relationships: Joseph's later revelation of his identity to his brothers (and his concern for his father Jacob) parallels the themes of concealment and recognition surrounding Jacob and Isaac.
  • Exod.3:4 (verbal): Verbal parallel in the formulaic response הִנֵּנִי ('Here am I'). The father's 'Here am I' in 27:18 echoes this common biblical response when someone is addressed (cf. Moses at the burning bush).

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he came to his father and said, My father; and he said, Here I am. Who are you, my son?
  • And he came to his father and said, My father. And he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?
19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you spoke to me. Rise, please; sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.

Gen.27.19 - Details

Translation

And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you spoke to me. Rise, please; sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.

Original Text

ויאמר יעקב אל־ אביו אנכי עשו בכרך עשיתי כאשר דברת אלי קום־ נא שבה ואכלה מצידי בעבור תברכני נפשך׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • אנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • בכרך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,m,sg
  • עשיתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • דברת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • קום: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • שבה: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • ואכלה: CONJ+VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • מצידי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,1,_,sg
  • בעבור: PREP
  • תברכני: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • נפשך: NOUN,f,sg,abs,2,m

Parallels

  • Gen.27:6-10 (structural): Immediate precursor: Rebekah instructs Jacob to impersonate Esau and bring game so Isaac will bless him — provides the direct motivation and instructions for Jacob’s words in v.19.
  • Gen.27:20-24 (structural): Immediate context/continuation: Isaac’s questioning and examination of Jacob after his claim to be Esau, showing the success of the deception initiated in v.19.
  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Earlier episode of sibling rivalry and acquisition of Esau’s privileges (the birthright) by Jacob’s opportunistic action — develops the recurring theme of Jacob obtaining family blessings by cunning.
  • Gen.31:19-35 (thematic): Laban’s deception of Jacob (substituting Leah for Rachel) and the ensuing familial trickery parallel the motif of reciprocal deception within the patriarchal family.
  • 2 Sam.13:3-14 (thematic): Amnon’s pretense of illness and deceit to gain access to Tamar echoes the tactic of feigned identity/condition to achieve a personal objective — a comparable use of deception to secure an intimate or covenantal advantage.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you spoke to me. Rise, please, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.
  • And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you spoke to me. Rise up, please, sit and eat of my game, so that your soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac said to his son, How is this that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because YHWH your God brought it before me.

Gen.27.20 - Details

Translation

And Isaac said to his son, How is this that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because YHWH your God brought it before me.

Original Text

ויאמר יצחק אל־ בנו מה־ זה מהרת למצא בני ויאמר כי הקרה יהוה אלהיך לפני׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • מה: PRON,int
  • זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
  • מהרת: ADV
  • למצא: PREP,VERB,qal,inf
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • הקרה: VERB,qal,juss,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • לפני: PREP

Parallels

  • Gen.27:19 (verbal): Immediate neighboring verse in the same scene: the son answers identity ('I am Esau thy firstborn'), the direct verbal parallel to Isaac's question and the identifying reply.
  • Gen.27:8-12 (thematic): Rebekah's instructions to Jacob to impersonate Esau provide the background motive and method for the identity-question/deception that prompts Isaac's question in v.20.
  • Gen.27:33-36 (structural): The aftermath of the identity-question: Isaac's realization that he has been deceived and Esau's anguished response — shows the narrative consequence of the mistaken/false identity.
  • Gen.45:3 (verbal): Joseph's disclosure 'I am Joseph' to his brothers parallels the narrative motif of shocking self-identification and recognition scenes in Genesis.
  • Rom.9:10-13 (allusion): Paul's reflection on Jacob and Esau ('Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated') invokes the larger significance of the brothers and the blessing/choice theme that is enacted in the Genesis 27 deception episode.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac said to his son, How then have you found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because YHWH your God caused it to come my way.
  • And Isaac said to his son, What is this that you have so quickly found, my son? And he said, Because YHWH your God made it happen before me.
21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son—are you indeed my son Esau, or not?

Gen.27.21 - Details

Translation

And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son—are you indeed my son Esau, or not?

Original Text

ויאמר יצחק אל־ יעקב גשה־ נא ואמשך בני האתה זה בני עשו אם־ לא׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • גשה: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • ואמשך: VERB,piel,impf,1,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • האתה: PRON,2,m,sg,interr
  • זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אם: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:6–17 (structural): Immediate precursor to v.21 — Rebekah instructs Jacob to disguise himself as Esau so he can approach Isaac and receive the blessing; provides the plot context for the request to come near and be felt/kissed.
  • Genesis 27:30–35 (structural): Immediate aftermath — Esau returns, reacts to the deception, and Isaac recognizes the impersonation; the sequence shows the same motifs of approach, touch/kiss, recognition, and stolen blessing.
  • Genesis 25:29–34 (thematic): Earlier episode of transfer of birthright/blessing — Jacob acquires Esau’s birthright by cleverness/transaction rather than straightforward inheritance, paralleling the theme of obtaining familial advantage by nonconventional means.
  • Genesis 48:13–20 (thematic): Parental blessing motif — Jacob places hands on Joseph’s sons (even crossing them) to confer blessing; like Gen 27 the passage treats how blessings are conferred/transferred and how physical gestures (hands, positioning) affect blessing outcomes.
  • John 20:24–29 (esp. v.27) (thematic): Verification by touch to establish identity — Jesus invites Thomas to ‘put your finger… and reach hither’ to confirm his identity; thematically parallels Isaac’s demand to come near/touch (kiss) as a means of recognition and confirmation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son—are you this my son Esau, or not?
  • And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son—are you really my son Esau or not?
22 And Jacob came near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands.

Gen.27.22 - Details

Translation

And Jacob came near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands.

Original Text

ויגש יעקב אל־ יצחק אביו וימשהו ויאמר הקל קול יעקב והידים ידי עשו׃

Morphology

  • ויגש: VERB,qal,wayy,3,m,sg
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • וימשהו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg,obj:3ms
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הקל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • והידים: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • ידי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Gen.27.17 (verbal): Describes the specific action that makes Jacob's hands feel like Esau's: Jacob put the skins of the kids on his hands and the smooth part of his neck to simulate Esau's hairiness, explaining why Isaac mistakes the hands for Esau's.
  • Gen.27.11 (verbal): Jacob's earlier statement of concern that 'Esau is a hairy man' provides the motivation for the disguise and directly relates to Isaac's identification of the hands as Esau's.
  • Gen.27.23 (structural): Immediate continuation of the deception: Isaac smells Jacob's garments and then blesses him — the verse shows the success of the tactile/olfactory deception begun in 27:22.
  • Gen.26.34-35 (thematic): Reports Esau's marriages to Hittite women, which grieved Isaac and Rebekah and helps explain Rebekah's motive for arranging Jacob's deception to secure the blessing.
  • 1 Sam.16.7 (thematic): Contrasts human reliance on outward signs (voice, hands, smell) with God's focus on the heart; thematically relevant to the episode in which Isaac is misled by sensory cues while divine purposes work through deception.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Jacob came near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
  • And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father, and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands.
23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were like the hands of Esau his brother, hairy; and he blessed him.

Gen.27.23 - Details

Translation

And he did not recognize him, because his hands were like the hands of Esau his brother, hairy; and he blessed him.

Original Text

ולא הכירו כי־ היו ידיו כידי עשו אחיו שערת ויברכהו׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • הכירו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • היו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ידיו: NOUN,f,pl,suff
  • כידי: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
  • שערת: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ויברכהו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27.16 (verbal): Jacob dresses his hands and the smooth of his neck with the skins of the kids — the immediate action that produces the hairy hands mentioned in v.23.
  • Gen.25.25 (verbal): Earlier description of Esau as being 'hairy all over like a garment' — provides the physical characteristic that makes Jacob's disguise convincing.
  • Gen.27.30-33 (structural): The narrative continuation in which Esau returns, claims the blessing, and Isaac realizes the deception — shows recognition and consequences that follow the mistaken identity in v.23.
  • Heb.11:20 (allusion): New Testament recall of Isaac blessing Jacob and Esau 'accordingly' — the episode is cited in the faith tradition as an important act of blessing, despite the deception in the Genesis account.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he did not recognize him, because his hands were like the hands of Esau his brother, hairy; and he blessed him.
  • And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; and he blessed him.
24 And he said, Are you indeed my son Esau? And he said, I am.

Gen.27.24 - Details

Translation

And he said, Are you indeed my son Esau? And he said, I am.

Original Text

ויאמר אתה זה בני עשו ויאמר אני׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:18 (verbal): Jacob's direct declaration earlier in the scene: he tells Isaac, “I am Esau thy firstborn,” the same claim that prompts Isaac’s question/affirmation here.
  • Genesis 27:20 (verbal): Closely parallel phrasing in the immediate narrative: Isaac asks “Who are you?” and is answered, “I am (Esau),” mirroring the identity-question/answer formula of 27:24.
  • Genesis 26:7 (thematic): Isaac’s earlier deception—presenting Rebekah as his sister—shares the motif of concealing or misrepresenting identity to avert danger or gain advantage within familial/household contexts.
  • Genesis 38:14–15 (thematic): Tamar’s use of disguise and assumed identity to secure progeny parallels the broader theme of characters assuming identities or roles to achieve personal or familial ends, with attendant moral tensions.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, Are you indeed my son Esau? And he said, I am.
  • And he said, Are you indeed my son Esau? And he said, I am.
25 And he said, Bring it near to me and I will eat of my son’s game, that your soul may bless me. And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Gen.27.25 - Details

Translation

And he said, Bring it near to me and I will eat of my son’s game, that your soul may bless me. And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Original Text

ויאמר הגשה לי ואכלה מציד בני למען תברכך נפשי ויגש־ לו ויאכל ויבא לו יין וישת׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הגשה: VERB,hiph,imp,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ואכלה: VERB,qal,imperfect,1,sg
  • מציד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • למען: PREP
  • תברכך: VERB,qal,imperfect,2,m,sg
  • נפשי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+1cs
  • ויגש: VERB,qal,wayy,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • ויאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יין: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וישת: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27.6-10 (structural): Immediate narrative setup: Rebekah instructs Jacob to bring game and pretend to be Esau so that Isaac will bless him—directly precedes and motivates the action in v.25.
  • Gen.27.19-24 (verbal): The account of Jacob’s approach to Isaac while disguised and the presentation of the food; shares language and actions (bringing the meal, Jacob’s deception) with v.25.
  • Gen.27.33 (thematic): Isaac’s startled reaction when he realizes the deception—direct consequence and thematic reversal of the blessing episode begun in v.25.
  • Gen.25.28 (thematic): Statement that Isaac loved Esau for his game and Rebekah loved Jacob—provides background motive for the plot to secure the paternal blessing described in v.25.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, Bring it near to me, that I may eat of the game of my son, so that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
  • And he said, Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son’s game, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 And Isaac his father said to him, Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.

Gen.27.26 - Details

Translation

And Isaac his father said to him, Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.

Original Text

ויאמר אליו יצחק אביו גשה־ נא ושקה־ לי בני׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • גשה: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • ושקה: CONJ+VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct

Parallels

  • Genesis 33:4 (verbal): Esau runs to meet Jacob, embraces and kisses him — same verb/action (kiss) used as a familial greeting and sign of reconciliation, paralleling Isaac’s request for a kiss before blessing.
  • Genesis 29:11 (verbal): Jacob meets Rachel and kisses her — identical vocabulary and the motif of a kiss as an immediate personal greeting.
  • Genesis 48:10 (verbal): The aged Jacob brings Ephraim and Manasseh close and kisses them before blessing — a direct parallel of an elderly father kissing descendants in the context of blessing.
  • 1 Samuel 20:41 (thematic): Jonathan and David kiss and weep as a covenantal farewell — illustrates the social/religious function of kissing as a sign of affection, alliance, and emotive bond like Isaac’s kiss prior to blessing.
  • Genesis 50:1 (verbal): Joseph falls upon his father’s face and kisses him — another instance of a son (or close kin) kissing a father, linking the kiss to filial affection and pivotal family moments.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac his father said to him, Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.
  • And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.
27 And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed.

Gen.27.27 - Details

Translation

And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed.

Original Text

ויגש וישק־ לו וירח את־ ריח בגדיו ויברכהו ויאמר ראה ריח בני כריח שדה אשר ברכו יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויגש: VERB,qal,wayy,3,m,sg
  • וישק: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • וירח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ריח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בגדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ויברכהו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ראה: VERB,qal,imperat,2,m,sg
  • ריח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • כריח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שדה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ברכו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Gen.27:23 (verbal): Immediate verbal parallel in the same deception scene — Isaac 'smells the smell of his garments' (same Hebrew phrasing) just before he pronounces the blessing.
  • Gen.27:28 (structural): Direct continuation of the blessing triggered by the perceived scent; the blessing formula ('God give thee...') follows the recognition expressed in v.27.
  • Gen.33:4 (thematic): Both passages use kissing/embracing as a physical sign of familial recognition, reconciliation, and affection that accompanies blessing or acceptance.
  • Song of Songs 4:10 (thematic): Uses fragrance imagery to signify favor and delight; scent functions here (as in Gen.27:27) to mark blessing, attractiveness, and approval.
  • Lev.1:9 (allusion): The language of aroma/smell as pleasing to God ('a sweet savour/odor') parallels the idea that a favorable scent indicates divine blessing or acceptance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed.
  • And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed.
28 And may God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.

Gen.27.28 - Details

Translation

And may God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.

Original Text

ויתן־ לך האלהים מטל השמים ומשמני הארץ ורב דגן ותירש׃

Morphology

  • ויתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מטל: NOUN,m,sg,construct
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ומשמני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ורב: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
  • דגן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותירש: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Deut.33.13 (verbal): Uses similar language of heavenly gifts and earthly fertility — 'precious things of heaven, for the dew' and blessing the land's abundance, echoing 'dew of heaven' and 'fatness of the earth.'
  • Deut.28.12 (thematic): Promise of divine provision for the land — heaven giving rain in its season and God blessing the produce and work of the land, paralleling the motif of agricultural blessing and prosperity.
  • Ps.104.13-15 (thematic): Describes God watering the hills and bringing forth food, including grain and wine ('wine that maketh glad the heart'), thematically matching 'plenty of grain and wine' and the earth's fatness.
  • Joel 2.24 (thematic): Images of agricultural plenty — 'the threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine' — closely parallels the promise of abundant grain and wine in Gen 27:28.
  • Gen.49.25 (allusion): Part of the patriarchal blessing tradition invoking blessings from heaven and the deep ('blessings of the heaven above, blessings of the deep beneath'), echoing the cosmic/terrestrial sources of fertility in Gen 27:28.

Alternative generated candidates

  • May God give you of the dew of the heavens and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.
  • May God give you from the dew of the heavens and from the fatness of the earth—abundance of grain and new wine.
29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.

Gen.27.29 - Details

Translation

Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.

Original Text

יעבדוך עמים וישתחוו לך לאמים הוה גביר לאחיך וישתחוו לך בני אמך ארריך ארור ומברכיך ברוך׃

Morphology

  • יעבדוך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • עמים: NOUN,pl,m,abs
  • וישתחוו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • לאמים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • הוה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • גביר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לאחיך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,m,sg
  • וישתחוו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אמך: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ארריך: VERB,qal,impf,1,m,sg
  • ארור: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • ומברכיך: VERB,piel,ptcp,3,m,pl+PRON,2,m,sg
  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg

Parallels

  • Genesis 12:3 (thematic): God's promise to Abraham that 'all peoples on earth will be blessed through you' provides the foundational promise behind blessings that place Jacob (and his seed) in a covenantal role among the nations.
  • Genesis 26:4 (quotation): God's promise to Isaac—'I will bless those who bless you... and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed'—parallels the language of national service/blessing and curse/blessing reciprocity in Isaac's spoken blessing to Jacob.
  • Numbers 24:9 (verbal): Balaam's oracle uses nearly identical wording: 'Blessed is everyone who blesses you, and cursed is everyone who curses you,' echoing the exact blessing/curse formula found in Genesis 27:29.
  • Psalm 72:11,17 (thematic): Royal/messianic hopes expressed here—'May all kings bow down to him... may all nations be blessed through him'—reflect the same theme of dominion over nations and universal blessing present in Isaac's blessing on Jacob.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
  • Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
30 And it happened, as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

Gen.27.30 - Details

Translation

And it happened, as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

Original Text

ויהי כאשר כלה יצחק לברך את־ יעקב ויהי אך יצא יצא יעקב מאת פני יצחק אביו ועשו אחיו בא מצידו׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • כלה: ADV
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לברך: VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • אך: PART
  • יצא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יצא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מאת: PREP
  • פני: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • ועשו: VERB,qal,impv,2,pl
  • אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
  • בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מצידו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+poss3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Jacob's earlier purchase of Esau's birthright explains the motive and ongoing sibling rivalry that culminates in the stolen blessing in Genesis 27.
  • Gen.27:41 (structural): Immediate narrative consequence: after the blessing (27:30) Esau vows to kill Jacob, continuing the episode of deception and its fallout.
  • Malachi 1:2-3 (allusion): The prophetic contrast 'Jacob I loved, Esau I hated' alludes to the Jacob–Esau tradition and the theme of divine and familial favor tied to the blessing narrative.
  • Rom.9:10-13 (quotation): Paul quotes the Jacob/Esau saying (via Malachi) to discuss divine election, directly drawing on the Genesis tradition surrounding Jacob and Esau's rivalry and blessing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And it was, as Isaac finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
  • And it happened, as Isaac finished blessing Jacob—and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father—that Esau his brother came in from his hunt.
31 And he also made savory dishes and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.

Gen.27.31 - Details

Translation

And he also made savory dishes and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.

Original Text

ויעש גם־ הוא מטעמים ויבא לאביו ויאמר לאביו יקם אבי ויאכל מציד בנו בעבור תברכני נפשך׃

Morphology

  • ויעש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • גם: ADV
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • מטעמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לאביו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לאביו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg
  • יקם: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ויאכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מציד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • בעבור: PREP
  • תברכני: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg,obj,1,sg
  • נפשך: NOUN,f,sg,abs,2,m

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:9 (structural): Rebekah's instruction to Jacob to fetch venison and prepare savory food sets up the action here — the plan and food-preparation motive for securing Isaac's blessing.
  • Genesis 27:18–20 (verbal): The immediate deception where Jacob presents the food to Isaac and lies 'I am Esau' is the verbal counterpart to this verse's report that he brought savory food to his father seeking the blessing.
  • Genesis 25:29–34 (thematic): Esau's earlier sale of his birthright for a stew links food and the forfeiture/transfer of family rights; both passages tie appetite and meals to the loss or gain of blessing/privilege.
  • Romans 9:10–13 (allusion): Paul invokes the Jacob–Esau relationship ("Jacob I loved, Esau I hated") as a theologically significant example of election and the divergent destinies tied to the patriarchal blessing that is being contested in Genesis 27.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he also made delicacies and brought them to his father, and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.
  • And he also made savory dishes and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, so that your soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.

Gen.27.32 - Details

Translation

And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.

Original Text

ויאמר לו יצחק אביו מי־ אתה ויאמר אני בנך בכרך עשו׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • מי: PRON,interr,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • בנך: NOUN,m,sg,cstr+poss,2,m,sg
  • בכרך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,suff:2,m,sg
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:19 (verbal): Jacob earlier uses the same words to answer Isaac—'I am Esau thy firstborn'—a direct repetition of the deceptive claim found in 27:32.
  • Genesis 27:22 (structural): Isaac's sensory test — 'The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau' — highlights the identity-confusion and the basis for Isaac asking 'Who are you?,' a structural parallel in the deception scene.
  • Genesis 27:33 (thematic): Isaac's stunned realization and question ('Who? who has taken my venison/brought deceit?') immediately follows and completes the recognition sequence begun in 27:32; both verses record the moment of discovery.
  • Genesis 27:36 (thematic): Esau's anguished response and plea after discovering the loss of the blessing ('Have you but one blessing, my father?') shows the immediate consequence of the false identity claim recorded in 27:32.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.
  • And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled with a great trembling, exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Yes, blessed he shall be.

Gen.27.33 - Details

Translation

And Isaac trembled with a great trembling, exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Yes, blessed he shall be.

Original Text

ויחרד יצחק חרדה גדלה עד־ מאד ויאמר מי־ אפוא הוא הצד־ ציד ויבא לי ואכל מכל בטרם תבוא ואברכהו גם־ ברוך יהיה׃

Morphology

  • ויחרד: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חרדה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • גדלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • עד: PREP
  • מאד: ADV
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מי: PRON,interr,sg
  • אפוא: PART
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • הצד: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ציד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ואכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מכל: PREP
  • בטרם: CONJ
  • תבוא: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ואברכהו: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • גם: ADV
  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27:22-29 (verbal): Immediate context: Jacob, disguised as Esau, receives Isaac’s blessing; these verses contain the words Isaac spoke and set the scene that provokes Isaac’s startled reaction in 27:33.
  • Gen.27:41 (thematic): Shows the consequence of the lost blessing—Esau’s hatred and plot to kill Jacob—continuing the theme of familial conflict produced by the deceptive transfer of blessing.
  • Gen.28:3-4 (structural): Isaac later reiterates and blesses Jacob directly, confirming the inheritance and blessing language that 27:33 recognizes and worries about.
  • Gen.48:17-20 (thematic): Jacob’s blessing of Joseph’s sons gives the preeminent blessing to the younger Ephraim over the elder Manasseh, echoing the motif of the younger receiving the chief blessing meant for the elder.
  • Hebrews 12:16-17 (allusion): New Testament reference to Esau’s forfeiture of his birthright/blessing and his inability to regain it, treating the Genesis account (including the irrevocable nature of the blessing) as decisive.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac trembled a great trembling exceedingly, and he said, Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Indeed, blessed he shall be.
  • And Isaac trembled with a very great trembling, and said, Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him—yes, he shall be blessed.
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry; and he said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father.

Gen.27.34 - Details

Translation

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry; and he said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father.

Original Text

כשמע עשו את־ דברי אביו ויצעק צעקה גדלה ומרה עד־ מאד ויאמר לאביו ברכני גם־ אני אבי׃

Morphology

  • כשמע: CONJ
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • ויצעק: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • צעקה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • גדלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • ומרה: CONJ+ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • מאד: ADV
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לאביו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+sfx3ms
  • ברכני: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg+sfx1cs
  • גם: ADV
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons

Parallels

  • Genesis 27:36 (verbal): Immediate continuation: Esau repeats his plea—'Do you have but one blessing? Bless me, even me also, O my father'—showing the same cry for a paternal blessing.
  • Genesis 25:29-34 (thematic): Earlier episode of sibling rivalry over family privileges: Esau's selling of his birthright for a meal highlights his earlier disregard for the inheritance he now desperately seeks by crying for a blessing.
  • Genesis 27:1-29 (quotation): The words that provoked Esau's cry are the blessing Isaac pronounced to Jacob (deceived by Rebekah and Jacob); verse 34 is a direct reaction to that blessing narrative.
  • Genesis 28:1-5 (structural): After the episode, Isaac formally blesses Jacob and sends him away with a blessing formula that parallels and continues the theme of inheritance and parental blessing distribution.
  • 1 Samuel 1:10-11 (thematic): Hannah's bitter and fervent crying/prayer at the sanctuary (ʼanah 'to be afflicted, cry out') parallels the emotional intensity and public nature of Esau's bitter cry, though their petitions differ in content and audience.

Alternative generated candidates

  • When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and very bitter cry, and he said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father!
  • When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a very great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father.
35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken your blessing.

Gen.27.35 - Details

Translation

And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken your blessing.

Original Text

ויאמר בא אחיך במרמה ויקח ברכתך׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אחיך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • במרמה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ברכתך: NOUN,f,sg,poss

Parallels

  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Background episode in which Esau sells his birthright to Jacob; establishes the brothers' rivalry over patrimonial rights that culminates in the stolen blessing.
  • Gen.27:6-10 (structural): Rebekah's instructions to Jacob to disguise himself and obtain Isaac's blessing — the immediate plot that makes the deception of 27:35 possible (direct lead‑up to the claim).
  • Gen.27:36 (verbal): Esau's immediate reaction to discovering the deception: he accuses Jacob of supplanting him and acknowledges loss of the blessing — a direct verbal and narrative echo of 27:35.
  • Malachi 1:2-3 (allusion): God's declaration 'I loved Jacob, I hated Esau' invokes the Jacob–Esau rivalry and its consequences (including the distribution of blessing), highlighting a theological reading of the narrative outcome.
  • Rom.9:11-13 (quotation): Paul cites the Jacob/Esau example ('Jacob I loved, Esau I hated') to discuss divine election; he draws on the same tradition about birthright/blessing and its theological implications.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken your blessing.
  • And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken your blessing.
36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and now, see, he has taken my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved for me a blessing?

Gen.27.36 - Details

Translation

And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and now, see, he has taken my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved for me a blessing?

Original Text

ויאמר הכי קרא שמו יעקב ויעקבני זה פעמים את־ בכרתי לקח והנה עתה לקח ברכתי ויאמר הלא־ אצלת לי ברכה׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הכי: ADV
  • קרא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ויעקבני: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg+obj=1,sg
  • זה: PRON,dem,m,sg
  • פעמים: NOUN,m,du,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בכרתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+poss=1,sg
  • לקח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • והנה: ADV
  • עתה: ADV
  • לקח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ברכתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • הלא: PART
  • אצלת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ברכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Gen.25:26 (verbal): Jacob's name is given at birth because he grasped Esau's heel—establishes the meaning of 'Jacob' (supplanter/heel‑grabber) echoed in Gen 27:36's complaint about being supplanted.
  • Gen.25:29-34 (verbal): Narrative of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob; directly parallels the charge 'he took my birthright' in Gen 27:36.
  • Malachi 1:2-3 (quotation): Malachi contrasts Jacob and Esau ('Jacob I loved, Esau I hated'), using the brothers as symbols of divine preference—echoes the larger Jacob/Esau theme of rivalry and reversal invoked in Gen 27:36.
  • Rom.9:11-13 (allusion): Paul cites the Jacob/Esau episode (and Malachi) to illustrate divine election ('the older shall serve the younger; Jacob I loved, Esau I hated'), an interpretive allusion to the supplanting motif in Gen 27:36.
  • Heb.12:16-17 (thematic): Hebrews warns about Esau's profane loss of his birthright and inability to repent—reflects the consequences and irreversibility implied by 'he took my birthright... now he has taken my blessing.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and behold, now he has taken my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
  • And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and see, now he has taken my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. And for you, then, what can I do, my son?

Gen.27.37 - Details

Translation

And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. And for you, then, what can I do, my son?

Original Text

ויען יצחק ויאמר לעשו הן גביר שמתיו לך ואת־ כל־ אחיו נתתי לו לעבדים ודגן ותירש סמכתיו ולכה אפוא מה אעשה בני׃

Morphology

  • ויען: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לעשו: PREP
  • הן: PART
  • גביר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמתיו: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg,3,m,sg(obj)
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ואת: CONJ
  • כל: DET
  • אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
  • נתתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • לעבדים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ודגן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותירש: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • סמכתיו: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg,3,m,sg(obj)
  • ולכה: CONJ
  • אפוא: PART
  • מה: PRON,int
  • אעשה: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct

Parallels

  • Gen.25.23 (allusion): God’s prenatal word to Rebekah — ‘the elder shall serve the younger’ — foreshadows and explains Isaac’s resigned statement that Jacob has been given lordship over Esau.
  • Gen.25.31-34 (thematic): Esau’s sale of his birthright to Jacob shows how the firstborn’s rights were relinquished, providing background for Isaac’s lament that Jacob now holds the blessing and authority.
  • Mal.1.2-3 (allusion): The prophetic declaration ‘I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau’ articulates the theme of divine choice between the brothers implicit in Isaac’s acknowledgment of Jacob’s advantage.
  • Rom.9.10-13 (quotation): Paul cites the Jacob/Esau episode (and Malachi) to discuss divine election — explicitly using the contrast between the brothers to make a theological point about God’s choosing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. And for you then, what shall I do, my son?
  • And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. And for you then—what can I do, my son?
38 And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Gen.27.38 - Details

Translation

And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Original Text

ויאמר עשו אל־ אביו הברכה אחת הוא־ לך אבי ברכני גם־ אני אבי וישא עשו קלו ויבך׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • הברכה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אחת: NUM,f,sg
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ברכני: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg+obj:1,sg
  • גם: ADV
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • וישא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • קלו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • ויבך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Gen.27:34-36 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same episode: Esau's bitter response to Jacob's deception—complaint that Jacob supplanted him and his first outburst of crying and anger immediately before v.38.
  • Gen.27:39-40 (structural): Direct continuance of the scene: Isaac nevertheless gives Esau a different (secondary) blessing, answering Esau's plea and altering his fate—shows outcome of Esau's request in v.38.
  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Earlier episode where Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for food; thematically linked as the two losses (birthright and blessing) that provoke Esau's later lament and plea in v.38.
  • Hebrews 12:16-17 (allusion): NT reference to Esau's character and fate—explicitly cites his later attempt to obtain the blessing 'with tears' and the inability to reverse what was lost, echoing the plea and weeping of Gen 27:38.
  • Gen.33:4 (thematic): Contrasting parallel: when the brothers meet later Esau runs to embrace and kiss Jacob, showing reconciliation and emotional release that contrasts with the earlier scene of desperate pleading and weeping in v.38.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Esau said to his father, Is one blessing the only one you have, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
  • And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above.

Gen.27.39 - Details

Translation

And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above.

Original Text

ויען יצחק אביו ויאמר אליו הנה משמני הארץ יהיה מושבך ומטל השמים מעל׃

Morphology

  • ויען: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יצחק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • הנה: PART
  • משמני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cstr
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מושבך: NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,m,sg
  • ומטל: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • מעל: PREP

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 33:13-16 (verbal): Joseph's blessing uses the phrases 'dew of heaven' and 'precious things of the earth,' closely echoing the language of heavenly blessing and earth's fatness in Gen 27:39.
  • Deuteronomy 28:12 (verbal): Promise that God will 'open... the heaven to give the rain unto thy land'—a direct parallel to the motif of heavenly rain/dew bringing fertility to the land.
  • Leviticus 26:4-5 (thematic): Yahweh's covenant promise to send rain in due season so the land yields its increase parallels the blessing of dwelling on the 'fat of the land' and receiving 'dew of heaven.'
  • Genesis 49:25 (allusion): Jacob's blessing invokes 'blessings of the heavens above' and abundance from below—sharing the same blessing-formula and themes of heavenly and earthly provision as Isaac's words to Esau.
  • Psalm 65:9-13 (thematic): Poetic depiction of God visiting and watering the earth so it rejoices and yields grain mirrors the imagery of divine dew/rain and the 'fatness' or abundance of the land in Gen 27:39.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and away from the dew of the heavens above.
  • And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and from the dew of the heavens above.
40 And by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but it shall be, when you grow restless, that you shall break his yoke from upon your neck.

Gen.27.40 - Details

Translation

And by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but it shall be, when you grow restless, that you shall break his yoke from upon your neck.

Original Text

ועל־ חרבך תחיה ואת־ אחיך תעבד והיה כאשר תריד ופרקת עלו מעל צוארך׃

Morphology

  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • חרבך: NOUN,f,sg,abs+2ms_suff
  • תחיה: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ואת: CONJ
  • אחיך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • תעבד: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • תריד: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • ופרקת: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • עלו: PREP+3ms_suff
  • מעל: PREP
  • צוארך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+2ms_suff

Parallels

  • Gen.25:23 (thematic): God's prenatal oracle: two nations from one womb, and 'the elder shall serve the younger' — the same theme of servitude between Esau and Jacob.
  • Gen.25:29-34 (thematic): Esau's sale of his birthright to Jacob explains and precedes the reversal of birthright/blessing that produces the servant/master relationship Isaac describes.
  • Num.24:18 (allusion): Balaam's oracle envisions Edom/Seir becoming a possession of Israel — a later reflection of Israel's domination over Esau's descendants implied in Gen 27:40 ('break his yoke').
  • Mal.1:2-3 (verbal): The prophetic declaration 'I loved Jacob, but Esau I hated' expresses divine election that underlies the Jacob/Esau reversal and servitude motif in Genesis 27:40.
  • Rom.9:13 (quotation): Paul quotes Malachi ('Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated') to explicate election — a New Testament citation that echoes the Genesis pattern of God's choice and the resulting relationship between the brothers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And by your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; and it shall be, when you grow restless, that you shall break his yoke from upon your neck.
  • And by your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; yet it shall be, when you grow restless, that you will break his yoke from upon your neck.

And it happened when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim from seeing, that he called Esau his elder son and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am. And he said, Behold now, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. And now, take, please, your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt for me game. And make me savory dishes as I love, and bring them to me and I will eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die. And Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt game, to bring it. And Rebekah said to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,

Bring me game and make me savory dishes, and I will eat, and I will bless you before YHWH before my death. And now, my son, listen to my voice as I command you.

Go, please, to the flock, and take for me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them into savory dishes for your father as he loves. And you shall bring them to your father, and he will eat, so that he may bless you before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes like a deceiver, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing. And his mother said to him, Upon me be your curse, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, take for me. And he went and took and brought to his mother; and his mother made savory dishes, as his father loved. And Rebekah took the clothes of Esau her elder son, the choice ones that were with her in the house, and she clothed Jacob her younger son. And the skins of the kids of the goats she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck. And she gave the savory dishes and the bread she had made into the hand of Jacob her son. And he came to his father and said, My father. And he said, Here I am; who are you, my son? And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you spoke to me. Rise, please; sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me. And Isaac said to his son, How is this that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because YHWH your God brought it before me. And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son—are you indeed my son Esau, or not? And Jacob came near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands. And he did not recognize him, because his hands were like the hands of Esau his brother, hairy; and he blessed him. And he said, Are you indeed my son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me and I will eat of my son’s game, that your soul may bless me. And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. And Isaac his father said to him, Come near, please, and kiss me, my son. And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that YHWH has blessed. And may God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.

Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and let the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you. And it happened, as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. And he also made savory dishes and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me. And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau. And Isaac trembled with a great trembling, exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate of all before you came, and I blessed him? Yes, blessed he shall be.

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry; and he said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father. And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken your blessing. And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took, and now, see, he has taken my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved for me a blessing? And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. And for you, then, what can I do, my son? And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above. And by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but it shall be, when you grow restless, that you shall break his yoke from upon your neck.