The Meaning of Genesis 27:32 Explained

Genesis 27:32

KJV: And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

YLT: And Isaac his father saith to him, 'Who art thou?' and he saith, 'I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau;'

Darby: And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.

ASV: And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 27:32?

MEANING: What does Genesis 27:32 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 27:32 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 27:32?

What is the context of Genesis 27:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

What does Genesis 27:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 27:30-45 - Esau's Grief And Anger

Esau apparently had awakened to realize the value of the blessing of the birthright which he had treated so lightly. His exceeding great and bitter cry expressed the anguish of one who awakes to discover that he has forfeited the best for a trifle. But obviously, he was only being held to his own original contract with Jacob. There are similar events in all lives when we take some irrevocable step under the sway of evil passion, and it affects the whole future. There is "no place for repentance"-i.e., no opportunity of altering the decisive effect, of that act. See Hebrews 12:17. We may obtain some lower and inferior blessing, as Esau did, acquiring something of the fatness of the earth and the dew of heaven, living by our sword, and finally, after long years, shaking the yoke from our neck, but we can never be what we might have been! We can never undo that moment of sowing to the flesh. See Galatians 6:7-8. [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 27:32 mean?

And said to him Isaac his father who [are] you so he said I [am] your son your firstborn Esau

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֛וֹ יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִ֖יו מִי־ ؟ אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֲנִ֛י בִּנְךָ֥ בְכֹֽרְךָ֖ עֵשָֽׂו

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ל֛וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יִצְחָ֥ק	Isaac
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִצְחָק Sense: son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau.
אָבִ֖יו	his father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
מִי־	who [are]
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	so he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲנִ֛י	I [am]
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
בִּנְךָ֥	your son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְכֹֽרְךָ֖	your firstborn
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בְּכֹר Sense: firstborn, firstling.
עֵשָֽׂו	Esau
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵשָׂו Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.

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