Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring [it] to me. And I will eat [it] so that I can bless you before I die.

New American Standard Bible

and prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Then make me a delicious meal that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I can bless you before I die.”

International Standard Version

Then prepare some food, just the way I like it, and bring it to me so that I can eat and bless you before I die."

A Conservative Version

And make savory food for me, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee before I die.

American Standard Version

And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless thee before I die.

Amplified

and make me a savory and delicious dish [of meat], the kind I love, and bring it to me to eat, so that my soul may bless you [as my firstborn son] before I die.”

Bible in Basic English

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

Darby Translation

and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

Julia Smith Translation

And make for me dainties as that I loved, and bring it to me, and eating, that my soul shall praise thee before I shall die.

King James 2000

And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless you before I die.

Modern King James verseion

And make tasty meat for me, such as I love, and bring to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and make me meat such as I love, and bring it me and let me eat that my soul may bless thee before that I die."

NET Bible

Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then I will eat it so that I may bless you before I die."

New Heart English Bible

Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die."

The Emphasized Bible

and make for me dainty meats, such as I love and bring in to me, that I may eat, - To the end my soul may bless thee, ere yet I lie!

Webster

And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

World English Bible

Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die."

Youngs Literal Translation

and make for me tasteful things, such as I have loved, and bring in to me, and I do eat, so that my soul doth bless thee before I die.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מטעמּה מטעם 
Mat`am 
Usage: 8

I love
אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

and bring

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

it to me, that I may eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

that my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

טרם 
Terem 
Usage: 55

References

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing

3 So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me. 4 Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring [it] to me. And I will eat [it] so that I can bless you before I die. 5 Now Rebekah [was] listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son, and [when] Esau went to the field to hunt wild game to bring [back],


Cross References

Genesis 27:25

Then he said, "Bring [it] near to me that I may eat from the game of my son, so that I may bless you." And he brought [it] to him, and he ate. And he brought wine to him, and he drank.

Genesis 48:9

Then Joseph said to his father, "They [are] my sons whom God has given me here." And he said, "Please bring them to me that I may bless them."

Genesis 49:28

All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel, and this [is] what their father said to them when he blessed them, each according to their blessing.

Hebrews 11:20

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen.

Genesis 14:19

And he blessed him and said, "Blessed [be] Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "You [are] our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies."

Genesis 27:7

'Bring wild game to me and prepare tasty food so I can eat [it] and bless you before Yahweh before my death.'

Genesis 27:23

And he did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like the hands of Esau his brother. And he blessed him.

Genesis 27:27

And he drew near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, "Look, the smell of my son [is] like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed!

Genesis 27:31

He too prepared tasty food and brought [it] to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat from the wild game of his son, that you may bless me."

Genesis 28:3

Now, may El-Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become an assembly of peoples.

Genesis 48:15-20

And he blessed Joseph and said, "The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, The God who shepherded me {all my life} unto this day,

Leviticus 9:22-23

Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, and he blessed them, and he came down {after} {sacrificing} the sin offering and the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.

Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Now this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses, the man of God, blessed the {Israelites} {before} his death.

Joshua 14:13

And Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.

Joshua 22:6

And Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

Luke 2:34

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--

Luke 24:51

And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.

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