Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
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Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command thee.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Genesis 27:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- Genesis 27:13 His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”
- Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Genesis 25:23 Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
- Acts 4:19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice…
Gen 27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Ver. 8. How therefore, my son, obey my voice.] Which yet he ought not to have done, because she commanded him that which was evil: and they that do thus, are peremptores, potius quam parentes; rather parricides than parents, as saith St Bernard.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now therefore, my son, obey my voice,.... Hearken to…
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice,.... Hearken to what I am about to say, and do
according to that which I command thee, in every particular; she required of him filial obedience to all that she enjoined him; which, though not difficult to be performed, she was aware Jacob would make objections to, as he did; and therefore she is so pressing and peremptory in her injunctions, as well knowing it was respecting an affair of the greatest moment and importance.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. Obey my voice — Rebekah heard (Gen_27:5) and…
8. Obey my voice — Rebekah heard (Gen_27:5) and spake (Gen_27:6) on the subject pending with Isaac, for she, too, had a divine relation to the covenant blessing. And when she saw Isaac’s determination to go counter to what she knew to be the divine word, she has no hesitation in seeking to thwart his purpose.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. obey my voice] Jacob is Rebekah’s favourite; cf.…
8. obey my voice] Jacob is Rebekah’s favourite; cf. Gen_25:28. Rebekah is prepared to deceive Isaac, in order that Jacob may obtain the coveted blessing. As in chap. 24, she shews energy and decision. She believes that Isaac’s blessing of Esau would have the effect of reversing the oracle she herself had received (Gen_25:23) and nullifying the privilege Jacob had purchased (Gen_25:33). She is jealous for his sake.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now therefore, my son, Jacob at this time was…
Now therefore, my son, Jacob at this time was not a lad, but a grown man of mature years (if Isaac was 137, he must have been 77), which shows that in the following transaction he was rather an accomplice than a toolobey my voice according to that which I command thee. We can scarcely here think of a mother laying her imperative instructions on a docile and unquestioning child; but of a wily woman detailing her well-concocted scheme to a son whom she discerns to be possessed of a like crafty disposition with herself, and whom she seeks to gain over to her stratagem by reminding him of the close and endearing relationship in which they stand to one another.
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Rebekah continues to speak to her younger son Jacob.
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Now
This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.
obey my voice as I command you
Rebekah said "my voice" to refer to what she was saying. AT: "obey me and do what I tell you" (See: Metonymy)
I will make delicious food from them for your father, just like he loves
The word "delicious" refers to something that tastes very good. See how a similar sentence was translated in Genesis 27:4.
You will take it to your father
"Then take it to your father"
so that he may eat it, so that he may bless you
"and after he eats it, he will bless you"
he may bless you
The word "bless" refers to the formal blessing a father pronounces on his children.
before his death
"before he dies"
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obey
command
flocks
goat
bless
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