Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am. A. 2244. B.C. 1760. Genesis 48:10 For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them, 1 Samuel 3:2 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see: Ecclesiastes 12:3 When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened: John 9:3 Jesus answered: Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. eldest son. Genesis 25:23-25 And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. . . . Context Jacob's Deception1Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.2And his father said to him, Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.… Cross References Genesis 25:25 He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's foot in his hand: and therefore he was called Jacob. Genesis 25:33 Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright. Genesis 48:10 For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them, Deuteronomy 34:7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, neither were his teeth moved. 1 Samuel 3:2 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see: Ecclesiastes 12:3 When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened: Lexicon Whenכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction Isaac יִצְחָ֔ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah was וַיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be old זָקֵ֣ן (zā·qên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2204: To be or become old and his eyes עֵינָ֖יו (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain were so weak וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ (wat·tiḵ·he·nā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3543: To be weak, to despond, to grow dull he could no longer see, מֵרְאֹ֑ת (mê·rə·’ōṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see he called וַיִּקְרָ֞א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read his older הַגָּדֹ֗ל (hag·gā·ḏōl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent son בְּנ֣וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Esau עֵשָׂ֣ו ׀ (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac and said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “My son.” בְּנִ֔י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son “Here I am,” הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (hin·nê·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! [Esau] replied. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Additional Translations When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I. And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I. And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here. And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I. And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I. And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I. It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, "My son?" He said to him, "Here I am." And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here am I.' 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