The Meaning of Genesis 27:14 Explained

Genesis 27:14

KJV: And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

YLT: And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved;

Darby: And he went, and fetched and brought them to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.

ASV: And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he went,  and fetched,  and brought  [them] to his mother:  and his mother  made  savoury meat,  such as his father  loved. 

What does Genesis 27:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 27:1-17 - Rebekah Plans To Cheat Isaac
This chapter narrates a sad story of the chosen family. Esau is the only character which elicits universal sympathy. Isaac appears to have sunk into premature senility. It seems hardly credible that he who had borne the wood for the offering up Mount Moriah, and had yielded himself so absolutely to the divine will, would have become so keen an epicure. He could only be reached now through the senses. Perhaps this was due to the prosperity and even tenor of his life. It is better, after all, to live the strenuous life, with its uphill climb, than to be lapped in the ease of the valley. The birthright had been already promised to Jacob, and there was no need for him to win it by fraud; and Rebekah was truly blameworthy in that she deceived her husband, showed partiality toward her children, and acted unworthily of herself. Who would have expected that out of such a family God was about to produce the religious leaders of the world! Pharaoh would one day crave a blessing from those kid-lined hands! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 27

1  Isaac sends Esau for venison
6  Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing
14  Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it
30  Esau brings venison
33  Isaac trembles
34  Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing
41  He threatens Jacob's life
42  Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away

What do the individual words in Genesis 27:14 mean?

And he went and got [them] and brought [them] to his mother and made his mother savory food such as loved his father
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקַּ֔ח וַיָּבֵ֖א לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתַּ֤עַשׂ אִמּוֹ֙ מַטְעַמִּ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָהֵ֥ב אָבִֽיו

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙  And  he  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַיִּקַּ֔ח  and  got  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
וַיָּבֵ֖א  and  brought  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְאִמּ֑וֹ  to  his  mother 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
וַתַּ֤עַשׂ  and  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אִמּוֹ֙  his  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
מַטְעַמִּ֔ים  savory  food 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַטְעָם  
Sense: tasty or savory food, delectable food, dainties.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר  such  as 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אָהֵ֥ב  loved 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
אָבִֽיו  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.