King James Version
Genesis 27:17 in the King James Version says “And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.”
Genesis 27:17 · KJV
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: goodly: Heb. desirable
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
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.
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“And she gave”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which she had prepared”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“into the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“of her son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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