King James Version
Genesis 27:26 in the King James Version says “And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
Genesis 27:26 · KJV
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And his father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“unto him Come near”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
“now and kiss”
H5401to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
“me my 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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