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Genesis 27:20

in Genesis 27

But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.

KJV

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

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This verse in Genesis 27

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Which one are you, my son

on Genesis 27:18-20

Jacob answers with three false statements: the name Esau, the place of the firstborn, and the claim that he hunted the meat. Pressed on the speed of the hunt, he puts the LORD behind it. Clarke marks that answer as the worst of them, a lie that borrows God's name.

This site's exposition

the LORD your God brought it to me

Jacob calls Him the LORD your God, his father's God. The first time he calls the LORD his own is his vow at Bethel, at 28:21, and even there it hangs on a condition. Adam Clarke counted this answer among the palpable falsehoods of the scene.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Now, certainly more is comprised in this blessing than appears at first; it must amount to an entail of the promise of the Messiah: that was in the patriarchal dialect the blessing; something spiritual doubtless is included in it. First, That from him should come the Messiah, that should have a sovereign dominion on earth.
And Isaac said unto his son,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

It is certainly written, not for our imitation, but for our admonition. Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. Good men have sometimes failed in the exercise of those graces for which they have been most eminent.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

he came unto his father--The scheme planned by the mother was to be executed by the son in the father's bedchamber; and it is painful to think of the deliberate falsehoods, as well as daring profanity, he resorted to.

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The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • יִצְחָק֙Isaac

    yitzchakH3327 →108 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • בְּנ֔וֹson his

    benoH1121 →4930 times

  • מַה־what?

    mah-H4100 →752 times

  • זֶּ֛הthis

    zehH2088 →1180 times

  • מִהַ֥רְתָּhave you hastened

    mihartaH4116 →68 times

  • לִמְצֹ֖אto find [it]

    limtzo'H4672 →455 times

  • בְּנִ֑יO son my

    beniH1121 →4930 times

  • וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • כִּ֥יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • הִקְרָ֛הhe made happen

    hikrahH7136 →27 times

  • יְהוָ֥הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your

    ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times

  • לְפָנָֽי׃<to> before me

    lefanaiH6440 →2123 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 20:7

    You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 5:11

      You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

    • Leviticus 19:12

      You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

    • James 5:12

      Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under…

    • Matthew 5:33–37

      Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

    • Psalms 50:14–16

      Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

  • Through

    Genesis 24:12

    “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 24:27

      saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to…

    • Exodus 3:6

      Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…

    • Genesis 26:24

      and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

Isaac Blesses Jacob — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Isaac Blesses Jacob — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Genesis: the study guide →Read Genesis 27 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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