Genesis 27:13

And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
mother	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר va.To.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
curse	קִלְלָתְךָ֖ ki.la.te.Cha	H7045	vilification · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son	בְּנִ֑י be.Ni	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
obey	שְׁמַ֥ע she.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
voice	בְּקֹלִ֖י be.ko.Li	H6963	a voice or sound · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
fetch	קַֽח kach-	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Matthew 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
1 Samuel 25:24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience…
2 Samuel 14:9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be…
Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people sha…
Genesis 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Genesis 27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Genesis 43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the bla…
1 Samuel 14:24-28 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evenin…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17

Rebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here, I. The end was good, for she was directed in this intention by the oracle of God, by which she had been governed in dispensing her affections. God had said it should be so, that the elder should serve the younger; and therefore Rebekah resolves it shall be so, and cannot bear to see her husband designing to thwart the oracle of God. But, II. The means were bad, and no way justifiable. If it was not a wrong to Esau to deprive him of the blessing (he himself having forfeited it by selling the birthright), yet it was a wrong to Isaac, taking advantage of his infirmity, to impose upon him; it was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:13

and his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse--His conscience being soothed by his mother, preparations were hastily made for carrying out the device; consisting, first, of a kid's flesh, which, made into a ragout, spiced with salt, onions, garlic, and lemon juice, might easily be passed off on a blind old man, with blunted senses, as game; second, of pieces of goat's skin bound on his hands and neck, its soft silken hair resembling that on the cheek of a young man; third, of the long white robe--the vestment of the first-born, which, transmitted from father to son and kept in a chest among fragrant herbs and perfumed flowers used much in the East to keep away moths--his mother provided…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 27:13

Upon me be thy curse, my son - Onkelos gives this a curious turn: It has been revealed to me by prophecy that the curses will not come upon thee, my son. What a dreadful responsibility did this woman take upon her at this time! The sacred writer states the facts as they were, and we may depend on the truth of the statement; but he nowhere says that God would have any man to copy this conduct. He often relates facts and sayings which he never recommends.

John Gill

The Church Fathers

We can see that the words spoken by Rebekah a long time ago have now been fulfilled in the church. The words "Let your curse be on me, my son" show that now certain people offend the church by their blasphemies, because she worships the Crucified, and for that reason they throw curses and contempt at us. In fact, the passion of the Lord is held to be a curse for the unbelievers, whereas his life is peace for those who believe. The apostle says, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us." That is what the Savior has now accomplished by receiving in himself, through his body, death on the cross. By his obedience he has erased the curse of Adam, which was received in the law: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return."
— Hippolytus of Rome, ON THE BLESSINGS OF ISAAC AND JACOB 5

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Jacob — One who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was…
Children · .Rebekah for Jacob — .Rebekah for Jacob
Craftiness · .Obtaining — .Obtaining
Deception · imper — imper
Dishonesty · .Jacob steals his father’s blessing — .Jacob steals his father’s blessing
Favoritism · .Rebekah, for Jacob — .Rebekah, for Jacob
Jacob · Fradulently obtains his father’s blessing — Fradulently obtains his father’s blessing
Parents · .Rebekah for Jacob — .Rebekah for Jacob
Rebekah (Rebecca) · Prompts Jacob to — Prompts Jacob to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 27:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 27:13

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 27:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 27:13

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 27:13

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 27:5-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 27:11-12

Rashi on Genesis 27:12