Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:17 in other translations
| BSB | Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty food and bread she had made. |
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| WEB | She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. |
| ASV | and she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. |
| YLT | and she giveth the tasteful things, and the bread which she hath made, into the hand of Jacob her son. |
| DARBY | and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob. |
| BBE | And she gave into the hand of Jacob, her son, the meat and the bread which she had made ready. |
| Webster | And she gave the savory meat, and the bread which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. |
What does Genesis 27:17 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 27:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
- Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
- Genesis 27:18
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
Genesis 27:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y entregó los guisados y el pan que había aderezado, en mano de Jacob su hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle mit dans la main de Jacob, son fils, le mets savoureux et le pain qu’elle avait préparés. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sie gab das schmackhafte Gericht und das Brot, das sie bereitet hatte, in die Hand ihres Sohnes Jakob. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | deditque pulmentum, et panes, quos coxerat, tradidit. |