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BrLXXἘγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὸ γηράσαι τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ὁρᾷν, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἡσαῦ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν πρεσβύτερον, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, υἱέ μου· καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ. (Egeneto de meta to gaʸrasai ton Isaʼak, kai aʸmblunthaʸsan hoi ofthalmoi autou tou horan, kai ekalesen Haʸsau ton huion autou ton presbuteron, kai eipen autōi, huie mou; kai eipen, idou egō. )
BrTrAnd it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here.
ULTThen it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, then he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Behold me.”
USTOne day when Isaac was an old man and he could no longer see, he sent for his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” Esau answered him, “Yes, sir?”
BSB § When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” § “Here I am,” Esau replied.
OEBWhen Isaac was so old and so nearly blind that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son and said to him, ‘My son.’ Esau answered, ‘Here I am.’
WEBBEWhen Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” ¶ He said to him, “Here I am.”
NETWhen Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau replied.
LSVAnd it comes to pass that Isaac [is] aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calls [for] his older son Esau and says to him, “My son”; and he says to him, “Here I [am].”
FBVIsaac was old and going blind. He called for Esau, his oldest son, and said, “My son.” ¶ “I'm here,” Esau replied.
T4TWhen Isaac was old, he became almost blind. One day he summoned Esau, his firstborn/older son,
LEBAnd it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak,[fn] he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he[fn] said to him, “Here I am.”
BBENow when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.
JPSAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'
ASVAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.
DRANow Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass that Isaac [is] aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here [am] I.'
DrbyAnd it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.
RVAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.
WbstrAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.
KJB-1769And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
KJB-1611¶ And it came to passe that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dimme, so that he could not see, hee called Esau his eldest son, and said vnto him, My sonne. And hee said vnto him, Behold, here am I. (¶ And it came to pass that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Behold, here am I.)
BshpsAnd it came to passe, that whe Isahac waxed olde, & his eyes were dimme, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest sonne, & saide vnto hym, my sonne? And he sayde vnto hym: here am I. (And it came to pass, that when Isahac waxed old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, my son? And he said unto him: here am I.)
GnvaAnd when Izhak was olde, and his eyes were dimme (so that he coulde not see) he called Esau his eldest sonne, and sayde vnto him, My sonne. And he answered him, I am here. (And when Izhak was old, and his eyes were dimme (so that he could not see) he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son. And he answered him, I am here. )
CvdlAnd it came to passe when Isaac was olde, his eyes waxed dymme of sight, and he called Esau his greater sonne, and sayde vnto him: My sonne. He answered him: Here am I. (And it came to pass when Isaac was old, his eyes waxed dim of sight, and he called Esau his greater son, and said unto him: My son. He answered him: Here am I.)
WycForsothe Isaac wexe eld, and hise iyen dasewiden, and he miyte not se. And he clepide Esau, his more sone, and seide to hym, My sone! Which answerde, Y am present. (Forsothe Isaac wexe eld, and his iyen dasewiden, and he miyte not see. And he called Esau, his more son, and said to him, My sone! Which answered, I am present.)
LuthUnd es begab sich, da Isaak war alt worden, daß seine Augen dunkel wurden zu sehen, rief er Esau, seinem größern Sohn, und sprach zu ihm: Mein Sohn! Er aber antwortete ihm: Hie bin ich. (And it gifted sich, there Isaak what/which old worden, that his Augen dunkel became to see, shouted he Esau, his größern son, and spoke to him: My son! He but replied him: Here am I.)
ClVgSenuit autem Isaac, et caligaverunt oculi ejus, et videre non poterat: vocavitque Esau filium suum majorem, et dixit ei: Fili mi? Qui respondit: Adsum.[fn] (Senuit however Isaac, and caligaverunt oculi his, and videre not/no poterat: he_calledque Esau son his_own mayorem, and he_said ei: Fili mi? Who answered: Adsum. )
27.1Senuit autem Isaac, etc. HIPP. mart., ex Hieron., epist. ad Damasum, tom. 1 Mystice. Isaac portat imaginem Dei Patris, Rebecca Spiritus sancti, Esau populi prioris et zabuli, Jacob Ecclesiæ et Christi. Senectus Isaac, consummationem mundi; oculi caligantes periisse fidem de mundo, et religionis lumen neglectum esse, significant. Quia filius major vocatur, acceptio est legis Judæorum. Quia escas ejus et capturam dilexit pater: homines sunt ab errore salvati, quos per doctrinam justus quisque venatur. Sermo Dei, repromissionis benedictio, et spes regni futuri, in quo cum Christo sunt regnaturi, et verum sabbatum celebraturi. Rebecca plena Spiritu sancto, sciens quod audisset antequam pareret, quia major serviet minori: hæc formam gerit Spiritus sancti, quæ quod futurum esse noverat in Christo, ante meditabatur in Jacob, loquitur ad filium minorem. Vade ad gregem et affer mihi duos hædos optimos; præfigurans carneum Salvatoris adventum, in quo eos liberaret qui peccatis tenebantur obnoxii. Hædi enim ubique peccatores significant. Duo afferri jubentur, ut duorum populorum assumptio significetur. Teneri scilicet et humani, docibiles scilicet et innocentis animæ. Stola Esau est fides, id est Scripturæ Hebræorum quæ illis primo datæ sunt quibus populus gentilium postea indutus; pelles circumdatæ brachiis ejus, peccata utriusque populi, quæ Christus in extensione manuum cruci secum affixit: ipse enim in corpore suo, non sua, sed aliena peccata portabat.
27.1Senuit however Isaac, etc. HIPP. mart., from Hieron., epist. to Damasum, tom. 1 Mystice. Isaac portat imaginem of_God Patris, Rebecca Spiritus sancti, Esau of_the_people prioris and zabuli, Yacob Ecclesiæ and of_Christ. Senectus Isaac, consummationem mundi; oculi caligantes periisse faith about mundo, and religionis lumen neglectum esse, significant. Because son mayor vocatur, acceptio it_is legis Yudæorum. Because escas his and capturam he_loved pater: homines are away by_mistake salvati, which through doctrinam justus quisque venatur. Sermo of_God, repromissionis benedictio, and spes regni futuri, in quo when/with Christo are regnaturi, and verum sabbatum celebraturi. Rebecca plena Spiritu sancto, sciens that audisset before pareret, because mayor serviet minori: these_things formam gerit Spiritus sancti, which that futurum esse noverat in Christo, before meditabatur in Yacob, loquitur to son minorem. Vade to gregem and affer to_me duos hædos optimos; præfigurans carneum Salvatoris adventum, in quo them liberaret who sins tenebantur obnoxii. Hædi because ubique peccatores significant. Duo afferri yubentur, as duorum to_the_peoplerum assumptio significetur. Teneri scilicet and humani, docibiles scilicet and innocentis animæ. Stola Esau it_is fides, id it_is Scripturæ Hebræorum which illis primo datæ are to_whom populus gentilium postea indutus; pelles circumdatæ brachiis his, sins utriusque of_the_people, which Christus in extensione manuum cruci secum affixit: exactly_that/himself because in corpore suo, not/no sua, but aliena sins portabat.
27:1-40 Jacob got his father Isaac’s blessing through deception. In this story, an entire family tries to carry out their responsibilities by physical means rather than by faith. Faith would have provided Rebekah and Jacob a more honorable solution to the crisis.
The events in chapter 27 happened about 23 years after the end of chapter 26. Make sure your translation begins this verse in a way that fits with that fact. Alternate translation: “Now when”
זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק
old Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac)
Alternate translation: “Isaac was very old”
וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת
and,dim eyes,his so_~_that_~_not,see
Isaac was either totally blind or so blind that he could not recognize people anymore (See: verses 18-27, 32-33). Alternate translation: “and his eyes were so weak that he could not see,” or “and he was almost blind,”
וַיִּקְרָ֞א
and=he/it_called
Isaac probably told a servant to go and tell Esau to come to him. Alternate translation: “he called for” or “he summoned”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram
Genesis 26:23-29:1
While Isaac’s family was at Beersheba, Jacob stole Esau’s birthright, and Esau made plans to kill Jacob once his father had passed away. When Rebekah found out about Esau’s plan, she told Jacob to flee to her family in Paddan-aram (also called Aram-naharaim, meaning “Aram of the two rivers”) and garnered Isaac’s support by telling him that she was concerned that Jacob might marry one of the local Canaanite woman. So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram to find a wife there, much like Abraham had sent his servant Eleazar to this area to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:10). Jacob left Beersheba and headed for Haran in Paddan-aram, and as night fell he stopped at a town called Luz. There he slept with his head resting on a stone and dreamed of a staircase to heaven with angels ascending and descending it. The Lord also spoke to him and reaffirmed his promise to give Canaan to his descendants. The Lord also promised to bring Jacob back to Canaan from Haran. When Jacob woke from his sleep, he declared the place to be the house of God and renamed it Bethel (meaning, “house of God”). Later Bethel appears to have served as an early location of the Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land (Judges 20; see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map). From Bethel Jacob continued on to the general area of Haran, likely following the same route in reverse that he followed upon his return journey to Canaan from Haran (Genesis 31-35). Sometime before Jacob returned, however, Esau moved away from Canaan and settled in Seir (Genesis 32:3; 36:1-8; ; see “Edom and the Land of Seir” map).
