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Isaac Blesses Jacob

Genesis 27:7

In 11 translations

BSB
‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
KJV
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
WEB
‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’
ASV
Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
LSV
Bring game for me, and make tasteful things for me, and I eat, and bless you before YHWH before my death.
YLT
Bring for me provision, and make for me tasteful things, and I do eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
DBY
Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
DRC
Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.
GNV
Bring mee vension, and make mee sauourie meate, that I may eate and blesse thee before the Lord, afore my death.
JPS
Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
LXXE
Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
הָבִ֨יאָה לִּ֥י צַ֛יִד וַעֲשֵׂה־לִ֥י מַטְעַמִּ֖ים וְאֹכֵ֑לָה וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י מוֹתִֽי׃
LXX-Br
Ἔνεγκόν μοι θήραν, καὶ ποίησόν μοι ἐδέσματα, ἵνα φαγὼν εὐλογήσω σε ἐναντίον Κυρίου πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν με.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 6:26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he…
  • Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
  • 1 Samuel 24:19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

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