Genesis 27:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Isaac said, How is it that you have got it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord your God made it come my way.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:12 : 12 And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham.
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord
  • Job 13:7 : 7 Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

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    30 And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field.

    31 And he made ready a meal, good to the taste, and took it to his father, and said to him, Let my father get up and take of his son's meat, so that you may give me a blessing.

    32 And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your oldest son, Esau.

    33 And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be?

  • Gen 27:18-19
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    18 And he came to his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I: who are you, my son?

    19 And Jacob said, I am Esau, your oldest son; I have done as you said: come now, be seated and take of my meat, so that you may give me a blessing.

  • Gen 27:21-22
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    21 And Isaac said, Come near so that I may put my hand on you, my son, and see if you are truly my son Esau or not.

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  • Gen 27:4-10
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    4 And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

    5 Now Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.

    6 And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother Esau in my hearing,

    7 Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal, so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my death.

    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

    9 Go to the flock and get me two fat young goats; and I will make of them a meal to your father's taste:

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    24 And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.

    25 And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink.

    26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss.

    27 And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:

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    1 Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.

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    35 And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.

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    39 Then Isaac his father made answer and said to him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of heaven on high will your living-place be:

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    14 So he went and got them and took them to his mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste.