Genesis 27:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 27:4 : 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.

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  • Gen 27:17-20
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    17 And she gave into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made ready.

    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.

    20 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.

  • Gen 27:24-27
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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:

  • Gen 27:3-7
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    3 So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me;

    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.

  • Gen 27:9-10
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    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:

    10 And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give you his blessing before his death.

  • 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.

  • Gen 27:32-39
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    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?

    34 And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father!

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

    36 And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?

    37 And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?

    38 And Esau said to his father, Is that the only blessing you have, my father? give a blessing to me, even me! And Esau was overcome with weeping.

    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:

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

  • Gen 25:28-30
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    28 Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

    29 And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

    30 And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.

  • 41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.

  • 34 Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.