Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it. New Living Translation Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I’ll use them to prepare your father’s favorite dish. English Standard Version Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves. Berean Standard Bible Go 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. King James Bible Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: New King James Version Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves. New American Standard Bible Go now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, so that I may prepare them as a delicious meal for your father, such as he loves. NASB 1995 “Go now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves. NASB 1977 “Go now to the flock and bring me two choice kids from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves. Legacy Standard Bible Go now to the flock and get for me two choice young goats from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves. Amplified Bible Go now to the flock and bring me two good and suitable young goats, and I will make them into a savory dish [of meat] for your father, the kind he loves [to eat]. Christian Standard Bible Go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I will make them into a delicious meal for your father—the kind he loves. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I will make them into a delicious meal for your father—the kind he loves. American Standard Version Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loveth: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Go to the flock and take for me from there two goats of the better goats, and I shall make them stew for your father as he loves: Brenton Septuagint Translation And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes. Contemporary English Version Go and kill two of your best young goats and bring them to me. I'll cook the tasty food that your father loves so much. Douay-Rheims Bible And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth: English Revised Version Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: GOD'S WORD® Translation Go to the flock, and get me two good young goats. I'll prepare them as a good-tasting meal for your father, just the way he likes it. Good News Translation Go to the flock and pick out two fat young goats, so that I can cook them and make some of that food your father likes so much. International Standard Version Go to the flock and bring me two healthy young goats. I'll prepare some delicious food for your father, just the way he loves it. JPS Tanakh 1917 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loveth; Literal Standard Version Now go to the flock, and take for me two good kids of the goats from there, and I make them tasteful things for your father, [such] as he has loved; Majority Standard Bible Go 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. New American Bible Go to the flock and get me two choice young goats so that with these I might prepare a dish for your father in the way he likes. NET Bible Go to the flock and get me two of the best young goats. I'll prepare them in a tasty way for your father, just the way he loves them. New Revised Standard Version Go to the flock, and get me two choice kids, so that I may prepare from them savory food for your father, such as he likes; New Heart English Bible Go now to the flock, and get me from there two choice young goats. I will prepare them in a tasty way for your father, the way he likes it. Webster's Bible Translation Go now to the flock, and bring me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory meat for thy father, such as he loveth: World English Bible Go now to the flock and get me two good young goats from there. I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves. Young's Literal Translation Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I make them tasteful things for thy father, such as he hath loved; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob's Deception…8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you. 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.”… Cross References Genesis 27:4 Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die." Genesis 27:8 Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you. Genesis 27:10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies." Treasury of Scripture Go now to the flock, and fetch me from there two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for your father, such as he loves: two. Judges 13:15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 1 Samuel 16:20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. savoury. Jump to Previous Choice Dish Fat Father's Fetch Flock Food Goats Good Kids Loves Meal Meat Prepare Savory Savoury Taste Tasty Thence Way YoungJump to Next Choice Dish Fat Father's Fetch Flock Food Goats Good Kids Loves Meal Meat Prepare Savory Savoury Taste Tasty Thence Way YoungGenesis 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. (9) Two good kids.--These would be about equal to one antelope or animal of the larger game. After Isaac had eaten of the flesh, so solemn an occasion would doubtless be marked by a feast for those, at least in the foremost tents, if not for all the household and followers of Isaac.Verses 9, 10. - Go now to the flock, and fetch me - literally, take for me, i.e. for my purposes (cf. Genesis 15:9) - from thence two good kids of the goats. According to Jarchi kids were selected as being the nearest approach to the flesh of wild animals. Two were specified, it has been thought, either to extract from both the choicest morsels (Menochius), or to have the appearance of animals taken in hunting (Rosenmüller), or to make an ample provision as of venison (Lunge), or to make a second experiment, if the first failed (Willet). And I will make them - probably concealing any difference in taste by means of condiments, though Isaac s palate would not be sensitive in consequence of age and debility - savory meat for thy father, such as he loveth (vide ver. 4): and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat (literally, and he shall eat), and that he may bless thee - בַּעֲבֻר אֲֶשר, in order that, from the idea of passing over to that which one desires to attain; less fully in ver. 4 - before his death. Clearly Rebekah was anticipating Isaac's early dissolution, else why this indecent haste to forestall Esau? There is no reason to surmise that she believed any connection to subsist between the eating and the benediction, though she probably imagined that the supposed prompt obedience of Isaac's son would stimulate his feeble heart to speak (Rosenmüller). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Go outלֶךְ־ (leḵ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the flock הַצֹּ֔אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and bring וְקַֽח־ (wə·qaḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take me two שְׁנֵ֛י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) choice טֹבִ֑ים (ṭō·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good young goats, גְּדָיֵ֥י (gə·ḏā·yê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1423: A kid (a young goat) so that I can make וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨ה (wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make them אֹתָ֧ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case into a tasty dish מַטְעַמִּ֛ים (maṭ·‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4303: Tasty or savory food, dainties for your father— לְאָבִ֖יךָ (lə·’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father the kind כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he loves. אָהֵֽב׃ (’ā·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f Links Genesis 27:9 NIVGenesis 27:9 NLT Genesis 27:9 ESV Genesis 27:9 NASB Genesis 27:9 KJV Genesis 27:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:9 French Bible Genesis 27:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:9 Go now to the flock and get (Gen. 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