Genesis 27:8
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Genesis 27:8 in other translations
| BSB | Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you. |
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| WEB | Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you. |
| ASV | Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. |
| YLT | ‘And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee: |
| DARBY | And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee. |
| BBE | Now, my son, do what I say. |
| Webster | Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, according to that which I command thee. |
What does Genesis 27:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:6-10
6-10. Rebekah spake unto Jacob--She prized the blessing as invaluable; she knew that God intended it for the younger son [Ge 25:23]; and in her anxiety to secure its being conferred on the right object--on one who cared for religion--she acted in the sincerity of faith; but in crooked policy--with unenlightened zeal; on the false principle that the end would sanctify the means.
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 27:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 27:8
- Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
- 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.
- Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Genesis 25:23
And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
- Genesis 27:43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
- Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
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Context
- Genesis 27:7
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
- Genesis 27:8
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
- 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 27:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ahora pues, hijo mío, obedece á mi voz en lo que te mando; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, mon fils, écoute ma voix dans ce que je te commanderai. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nun, mein Sohn, höre auf meine Stimme in dem, was ich dich heiße. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nunc ergo, fili mi, acquiesce consiliis meis: |