Genesis 27 · Verse 35

Genesis 27:35

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
Genesis 27:35, King James Version

Genesis 27:35 in other translations

BSBBut Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
WEBHe said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
ASVAnd he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.
YLTand he saith, ‘Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'
DARBYAnd he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.
BBEAnd he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.
WebsterAnd he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

What does Genesis 27:35 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 Hath taken away thy blessing - This blessing, which was a different thing from the birthright, seems to consist of two parts: 1. The dominion, generally and finally, over the other part of the family; and, 2. Being the progenitor of the Messiah. But the former is more explicitly declared than the latter. See note on Gen 25:31.

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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 27:35 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.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
בָּ֥אba'he cameH935
אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251
בְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.Mahwith deceitH4820
וַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ\׃bir.kha.Te.khablessing yourH1293

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

Cross references for Genesis 27:35

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:6

    That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

  • Job 13:7

    Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

  • Malachi 2:10

    Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

  • 2 Kings 10:19

    Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

  • Romans 3:7-8

    For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:7

    But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

  • Genesis 27:19-23

    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 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. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
19-23; 2Ki 10:19; Job 13:7; Mal 2:10; Ro 3:7,8; 2Co 4:7; 1Th 4:6

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Context

  • Genesis 27:34

    And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

  • Genesis 27:35

    And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

  • Genesis 27:36

    And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

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Genesis 27:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él dijo: Vino tu hermano con engaño, y tomó tu bendición.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Ton frère est venu avec ruse et a pris ta bénédiction.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Dein Bruder ist mit Betrug gekommen und hat deinen Segen weggenommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui ait: Venit germanus tuus fraudulenter, et accepit benedictionem tuam.