Genesis 27 · Verse 32

Genesis 27:32

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
Genesis 27:32, King James Version

Genesis 27:32 in other translations

BSBBut his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
WEBIsaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
ASVAnd Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.
YLTAnd Isaac his father saith to him, ‘Who art thou?' and he saith, ‘I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau;'
DARBYAnd Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
BBEAnd Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your oldest son, Esau.
WebsterAnd Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born Esau.

What does Genesis 27:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:30-35

30-35. Esau came in from his hunting--Scarcely had the former scene been concluded, when the fraud was discovered. The emotions of Isaac, as well as Esau, may easily be imagined--the astonishment, alarm, and sorrow of the one; the disappointment and indignation of the other. But a moment's reflection convinced the aged patriarch that the transfer of the blessing was "of the Lord," and now irrevocable. The…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40

When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual blessings for that which is of no value, will, in vain, ask urgently for them. Isaac, when made sensible of the deceit practised on him, trembled exceedingly. Those who follow the choice of their own…

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Genesis 27:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֛וֹloto <the> him
יִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
מִי\־mi-who?H4310
אָ֑תָּה'A.tah[are] youH859
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
בִּנְךָ֥bin.Kha[am] son yourH1121
בְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.Khafirstborn yourH1060
עֵשָֽׂו\׃'e.SavEsauH6215

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 27:32

  • Genesis 27:18

    And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

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Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 27:32

    And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

  • Genesis 27:33

    And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

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Genesis 27:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Isaac su padre le dijo: ¿Quién eres tú? Y él dijo: Yo soy tu hijo, tu primogénito, Esaú.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Isaac, son père, lui dit: Qui es-tu? Et il dit: Je suis ton fils, ton premier-né, Ésaü.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sein Vater Isaak sprach zu ihm: Wer bist du? Und er sprach: Ich bin dein Sohn, dein Erstgeborener, Esau.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque illi Isaac: Quis enim es tu? Qui respondit: Ego sum filius tuus primogenitus Esau.