Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it. New Living Translation So Jacob went out and got the young goats for his mother. Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked it. English Standard Version So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved. Berean Standard Bible So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved. King James Bible And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. New King James Version And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. New American Standard Bible So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a delicious meal such as his father loved. NASB 1995 So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved. NASB 1977 So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved. Legacy Standard Bible So he went and got them and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a savory dish such as his father loved. Amplified Bible So Jacob went and got the two young goats, and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared a delicious dish of food [with a delightful aroma], the kind his father loved [to eat]. Christian Standard Bible So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother, and his mother made the delicious food his father loved. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother, and his mother made the delicious food his father loved. American Standard Version And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. Contemporary English Version So Jacob brought the meat to his mother, and she cooked the tasty food that his father liked. English Revised Version And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. GOD'S WORD® Translation He went and got them and brought them to his mother. She prepared a good-tasting meal, just the way his father liked it. Good News Translation So he went to get them and brought them to her, and she cooked the kind of food that his father liked. International Standard Version So out he went, got them, and brought them to his mother, who then prepared some delicious food, just the way his father liked it. Majority Standard Bible So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved. NET Bible So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother. She prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it. New Heart English Bible He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it. Webster's Bible Translation And he went, and took, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved. World English Bible He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he goes, and takes, and brings to his mother, and his mother makes tasteful things, [such] as his father has loved; Young's Literal Translation And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved; Smith's Literal Translation And he will go, and will take, and bring to his mother: and his mother will make dainties as that his father loved. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked. Catholic Public Domain Version He went out, and he brought, and he gave to his mother. She prepared the meats, just as she knew his father liked. New American Bible So Jacob went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared a dish in the way his father liked. New Revised Standard Version So he went and got them and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared savory food, such as his father loved. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo he went and picked them up, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a stew, such as his father liked. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he went on, he took and he brought it to his mother and his mother made stew just as his father loved. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved. Brenton Septuagint Translation So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob's Deception…13His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.” 14So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved. 15And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.… Cross References Genesis 25:28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 25:29-34 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished. / He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.) / “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ... Genesis 26:34-35 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 27:1-4 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. / “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. / Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me. ... Genesis 27:18-29 So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?” / Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me.” / But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied. ... Genesis 27:30-33 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt. / He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.” / But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered. ... Genesis 27:41-45 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” / When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. / So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. ... Genesis 28:1-5 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ... Genesis 29:1-14 Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. / He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well. / When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well. ... Genesis 37:3-4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 21:15-17 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” / “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.” ... 1 Kings 2:1-4 As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, / “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man. / And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, ... Malachi 1:2-3 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” Treasury of Scripture And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. mother. Genesis 27:4,7,9,17,31 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die… Genesis 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. Psalm 141:4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Jump to Previous Dish Father's Fetched Food Loved Maketh Meal Meat Mother Prepared Savory Savoury Taste Tasteful Tasty WayJump to Next Dish Father's Fetched Food Loved Maketh Meal Meat Mother Prepared Savory Savoury Taste Tasteful Tasty WayGenesis 27 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing. 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it. 30. Esau brings venison. 33. Isaac trembles. 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing. 41. He threatens Jacob's life. 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away. So Jacob went and got two goats Jacob's actions here are part of a larger narrative of deception orchestrated by his mother, Rebekah. The use of goats is significant in biblical symbolism, often representing sin and atonement, as seen in Leviticus 16 with the scapegoat ritual. The choice of two goats may also foreshadow the later sacrificial system established in the Mosaic Law. This act of obtaining the goats is a pivotal moment in the fulfillment of the prophecy given to Rebekah in Genesis 25:23, where the older would serve the younger. and brought them to his mother who made the tasty food his father loved Persons / Places / Events 1. JacobThe younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is involved in the deception of his father to receive the blessing meant for Esau. 2. Rebekah The mother of Jacob and Esau, who orchestrates the plan for Jacob to receive Isaac's blessing. 3. Isaac The father of Jacob and Esau, who is old and blind, and intends to bless Esau. 4. Esau The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is the intended recipient of Isaac's blessing. 5. The Deception The event where Jacob, guided by Rebekah, deceives Isaac to receive the blessing. Teaching Points The Consequences of DeceptionDeception, even with seemingly good intentions, leads to broken relationships and long-term consequences. Jacob's actions, though successful in the short term, result in family strife and separation. The Role of Parental Influence Rebekah's influence on Jacob highlights the significant impact parents have on their children's decisions. It serves as a reminder to guide children in truth and integrity. God's Sovereignty and Human Actions Despite human manipulation, God's sovereign plan prevails. This encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate control over life's circumstances. The Importance of Integrity The account challenges believers to uphold integrity and honesty, even when faced with difficult situations or when the outcome seems uncertain. Understanding God's Promises The account encourages believers to seek God's promises through faith and patience, rather than through deceitful means.Verse 14. - And he went (sc. to the flock), and fetched, - or, rather, took (sc. the two kids as directed) and brought them (after slaughter, of course) to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved. All this implies that Rebekah reckoned on Esau's absence for a considerable time, perhaps throughout the entire day. CHAPTER 27:15-29 Hebrew So [Jacob] wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and got [two goats] וַיִּקַּ֔ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take and brought וַיָּבֵ֖א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go them to his mother, לְאִמּ֑וֹ (lə·’im·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) who אִמּוֹ֙ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) made וַתַּ֤עַשׂ (wat·ta·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the tasty food מַטְעַמִּ֔ים (maṭ·‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4303: Tasty or savory food, dainties his father אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father loved. אָהֵ֥ב (’ā·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f Links Genesis 27:14 NIVGenesis 27:14 NLT Genesis 27:14 ESV Genesis 27:14 NASB Genesis 27:14 KJV Genesis 27:14 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:14 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:14 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:14 French Bible Genesis 27:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:14 He went and got them and brought (Gen. 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