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To whom the father said, Thou seest that I have waxed eld, and I know not the day of my death[a].

Take thine arms (Take thy weapons), (an) arrow case, and a bow, and go out; and when thou hast taken anything by hunting,

make me a stew thereof, as thou knowest that I will, and bring it to me that I eat, (so) that (afterward) my soul (can) bless thee before that I die. (make for me a stew out of it, as thou knowest that I like, and bring it to me so that I can eat it, and then I shall bless thee before that I die.)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:2 Isaac would still be alive more than 20 years after this event(!).

Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.(A) Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country(B) to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like(C) and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing(D) before I die.”(E)

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