King James Version
What Does Genesis 27:3 Mean?
“Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; take: Heb. hunt”
Context
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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
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And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; take: Heb. hunt
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And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
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And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **Thy quiver.**—This word does not occur elsewhere, and is rendered in the Targum and Syriac *a sword. *As it is derived from a root signifying *to hang, *it probably means, like our word *hanger, *a sort of knife; but all that we can say for certain is that it was some sort of hunting implement.
**Take me some venison.**—The Heb. is *hunt me a hunting. *“*Venison,” *the Latin *venatio, *means anything taken by hunting.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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