Genesis 27:35
New International Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

New Living Translation
But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”

English Standard Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”

Berean Standard Bible
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

King James Bible
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

New King James Version
But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

New American Standard Bible
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

NASB 1995
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

NASB 1977
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and has taken away your blessing.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

Amplified Bible
Isaac said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has [fraudulently] taken away your blessing [for himself].”

Christian Standard Bible
But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

American Standard Version
And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Contemporary English Version
Isaac answered, "Your brother tricked me and stole your blessing."

English Revised Version
And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Isaac said, "Your brother came and deceived me and has taken away your blessing."

Good News Translation
Isaac answered, "Your brother came and deceived me. He has taken away your blessing."

International Standard Version
Isaac replied, "Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing."

Majority Standard Bible
But Isaac replied, ?Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.?

NET Bible
But Isaac replied, "Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing."

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

World English Bible
He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he says, “Your brother has come with subtlety, and takes your blessing.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say, Thy brother came with deceit and he will take thy blessing.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said, “Your twin came deceitfully, and he received your blessing.”

New American Bible
When Isaac said, “Your brother came here by a ruse and carried off your blessing,”

New Revised Standard Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But his father said, Your brother came with deceit, and has already received your blessing.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
His father said to him, “Your brother came in by treachery and he has taken your blessings.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Stolen Blessing
34When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!” 35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” 36So 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?”…

Cross References
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.

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 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.”

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.” ...

Malachi 1:2-3
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

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 28:6-9
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, ...

Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Genesis 33:1-4
Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. / He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear. / But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. ...

Genesis 49:3-4
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. / Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Obadiah 1:10-14
Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...

Hosea 12:3-4
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. / Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

1 Samuel 16:1-13
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” / “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.” ...

1 Chronicles 5:1-2
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 27:19-23
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me…

2 Kings 10:19
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

Job 13:7
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

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Genesis 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.














But Isaac replied
Isaac, the son of Abraham and father of Esau and Jacob, is a central patriarchal figure in Genesis. His role as a father and a conduit of God's covenant is significant. In this context, Isaac's response is crucial as it reveals the unfolding of God's plan through human actions, even when those actions involve deception. Isaac's reply is a moment of realization and acknowledgment of the events that have transpired.

Your brother came deceitfully
Jacob's deception is a pivotal moment in biblical history, reflecting the theme of sibling rivalry and the struggle for blessing and birthright. This act of deceit is a fulfillment of the prophecy given to Rebekah in Genesis 25:23, where it was foretold that "the older will serve the younger." The cultural context of the time placed immense importance on the father's blessing, which was seen as a binding and prophetic declaration over the future of the sons. Jacob's actions, though deceitful, align with God's sovereign plan, demonstrating how divine purposes can be fulfilled through flawed human actions.

and took your blessing
The blessing in question was not merely a paternal wish but a prophetic declaration that carried significant weight in the ancient Near Eastern context. It was believed to confer prosperity, leadership, and divine favor. The taking of Esau's blessing by Jacob is a turning point that sets the stage for the future of the Israelite nation. This act also foreshadows the concept of the "first shall be last, and the last shall be first," a theme echoed in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jacob's acquisition of the blessing, despite his methods, is a testament to God's overarching plan and the mysterious ways in which He accomplishes His purposes.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Isaac
- The patriarch of the family, father of Esau and Jacob, who intended to bless Esau.

2. Esau
- The elder son of Isaac, who was supposed to receive the blessing but was deceived by his brother.

3. Jacob
- The younger son of Isaac, who deceitfully obtained the blessing meant for Esau.

4. Rebekah
- The mother of Esau and Jacob, who orchestrated the deception to ensure Jacob received the blessing.

5. The Blessing
- A significant spiritual and material inheritance intended for the firstborn, which Jacob deceitfully obtained.
Teaching Points
The Consequences of Deception
Deception can lead to long-lasting family strife and division, as seen in the relationship between Jacob and Esau.

The Sovereignty of God
Despite human deceit, God's purposes are ultimately fulfilled, as seen in the fulfillment of the prophecy regarding Jacob and Esau.

The Value of Spiritual Blessings
Spiritual blessings and birthrights should not be taken lightly, as they have eternal significance.

The Importance of Integrity
Upholding integrity and honesty is crucial in our relationships and dealings with others.

God's Grace in Human Weakness
God can work through human weaknesses and failures to accomplish His divine plans.Verse 35. - And he (i.e. Isaac) said, Thy brother came with subtlety, - with wisdom (Onkelos); rather with fraud, μετά δόλου (LXX.) - and hath taken away thy blessing - i.e. the blessing which I thought was thine, since Isaac now understood that from the first it had been designed for Jacob.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But [Isaac] replied,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Your brother
אָחִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

came
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

deceitfully
בְּמִרְמָ֑ה (bə·mir·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery

and took
וַיִּקַּ֖ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

your blessing.”
בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃ (bir·ḵā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity


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