A moment in scripture
Genesis 27:19
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
The surrounding passage
- Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
- Genesis 27:18
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
- Genesis 27:20
And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.
- Genesis 27:21
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.