Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.” New Living Translation Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies.” English Standard Version And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” Berean Standard Bible Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” King James Bible And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. New King James Version Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death.” New American Standard Bible Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” NASB 1995 “Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” NASB 1977 “Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” Legacy Standard Bible Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” Amplified Bible Then you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” Christian Standard Bible Then take it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then take it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies.” American Standard Version and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death. Contemporary English Version Then you can take it to him, so he can eat it and give you his blessing before he dies." English Revised Version and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then take it to your father to eat so that he will bless you before he dies." Good News Translation You can take it to him to eat, and he will give you his blessing before he dies." International Standard Version Then you are to take it to your father so that he can eat and bless you before he dies." Majority Standard Bible Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” NET Bible Then you will take it to your father. Thus he will eat it and bless you before he dies." New Heart English Bible You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death." Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. World English Bible You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have taken [them] to your father, and he has eaten, so that his soul blesses you before his death.” Young's Literal Translation and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death. Smith's Literal Translation And thou shall bring to thy father, and eating, so that he will praise thee before his death. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhich when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when you have brought these in and he has eaten, he may bless you before he dies.” New American Bible Then bring it to your father to eat, that he may bless you before he dies.” New Revised Standard Version and you shall take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you in the presence of the LORD before his death. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall bring it to your father and he will eat and he will bless you in the presence of LORD JEHOVAH before his death. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt bring them in to thy father, and he shall eat, that thy father may bless thee before he dies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob's Deception…9Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves. 10Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” 11Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.… Cross References Genesis 25:23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” Genesis 25:29-34 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. / He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) / “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ... Genesis 26:34-35 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 28:1-5 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ... Genesis 25:28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 27:41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Genesis 27:35-36 But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” / So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?” Genesis 27:19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” Genesis 27:13 His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.” Genesis 27:22-23 So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” / Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him. Genesis 27:33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!” Genesis 27:42-45 When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. / So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. / Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides— ... Genesis 28:6-9 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” / and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. / And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, ... Hebrews 12:16-17 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. Romans 9:10-13 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ... Treasury of Scripture And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death. Jump to Previous Bless Blessing Death Dies Eat Eaten Good Meal Order SoulJump to Next Bless Blessing Death Dies Eat Eaten Good Meal Order SoulGenesis 27 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing. 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it. 30. Esau brings venison. 33. Isaac trembles. 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing. 41. He threatens Jacob's life. 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away. Then take it to your father This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the narrative, where Rebekah instructs Jacob to deceive his father, Isaac. The Hebrew root for "take" is "laqach," which often implies a deliberate action. This reflects the intentionality behind Rebekah's plan. The familial relationship is underscored by "your father," emphasizing the personal and intimate nature of the deception. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the father held a position of authority and blessing, making this act of deception particularly significant. to eat so that he may bless you before he dies Hebrew Then takeוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go it to your father לְאָבִ֖יךָ (lə·’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father to eat, וְאָכָ֑ל (wə·’ā·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat so that בַּעֲבֻ֛ר (ba·‘ă·ḇur) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that he may bless יְבָרֶכְךָ֖ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face he dies.” מוֹתֽוֹ׃ (mō·w·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Genesis 27:10 NIVGenesis 27:10 NLT Genesis 27:10 ESV Genesis 27:10 NASB Genesis 27:10 KJV Genesis 27:10 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:10 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:10 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:10 French Bible Genesis 27:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:10 You shall bring it to your father (Gen. 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