Genesis 27:14
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
Genesis 27:14 in other translations
| BSB | So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved. |
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| WEB | He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved. |
| ASV | And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. |
| YLT | And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved; |
| DARBY | And he went, and fetched and brought them to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved. |
| BBE | So he went and got them and took them to his mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste. |
| Webster | And he went, and took, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved. |
What does Genesis 27:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:13-17
13-17. and his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse--His conscience being soothed by his mother, preparations were hastily made for carrying out the device; consisting, first, of a kid's flesh, which, made into a ragout, spiced with salt, onions, garlic, and lemon juice, might easily be passed off on a blind old man, with blunted senses, as game; second, of pieces of goat's skin bound on his hands and neck…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 27:6-17
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify…
Genesis 27:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 27:14
- Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- Genesis 27:9
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
- Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
- Proverbs 23:2-3
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
- Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
- Genesis 27:4
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.
- Genesis 27:7
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
- Psalms 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
- Genesis 27:31
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
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Context
- Genesis 27:13
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
- Genesis 27:14
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
- Genesis 27:15
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
Genesis 27:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él fué, y tomó, y trájolos á su madre: y su madre hizo guisados, como su padre gustaba. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il alla et les prit, et les apporta à sa mère; et sa mère apprêta un mets savoureux comme son père aimait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ging und holte und brachte sie seiner Mutter. Und seine Mutter bereitete ein schmackhaftes Gericht, wie sein Vater es gern hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Abiit, et attulit, deditque matri. Paravit illa cibos, sicut velle noverat patrem illius. |