Parallel Verses

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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 take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me; 4 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. 5 Now Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.

Cross References

Genesis 27:25

And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink.

Genesis 48:9

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

Hebrews 11:20

By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.

Genesis 14:19

And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

Genesis 27:7

Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal, so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my death.

Genesis 27:23

And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing.

Genesis 27:27

And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come:

Genesis 27:31

And he made ready a meal, good to the taste, and took it to his father, and said to him, Let my father get up and take of his son's meat, so that you may give me a blessing.

Genesis 28:3

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

Genesis 48:15-20

And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

Leviticus 9:22-23

And Aaron, lifting up his hands to the people, gave them a blessing; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burned offering, and the peace-offerings.

Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.

Joshua 14:13

And Joshua gave him his blessing; and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, for his heritage.

Joshua 22:6

Then Joshua gave them his blessing and sent them away: and they went back to their tents.

Luke 2:34

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

Luke 24:51

And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

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