The Meaning of Genesis 27:37 Explained

Genesis 27:37

KJV: And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

YLT: And Isaac answereth and saith to Esau, 'Lo, a mighty one have I set him over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and for thee now, what shall I do, my son?'

Darby: And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him and what can I do now for thee, my son?

ASV: And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants. And with grain and new wine have I sustained him. And what then shall I do for thee, my son?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Isaac  answered  and said  unto Esau,  Behold, I have made  him thy lord,  and all his brethren  have I given  to him for servants;  and with corn  and wine  have I sustained  him: and what shall I do  now  unto thee, my son? 

What does Genesis 27:37 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 27:37 mean?

And answered Isaac and said to Esau indeed master I have made him unto you and all his brothers I have given to him as servants and with grain and wine I have sustained him And for you now what shall I do my son
וַיַּ֨עַן יִצְחָ֜ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֵשָׂ֗ו הֵ֣ן גְּבִ֞יר שַׂמְתִּ֥יו לָךְ֙ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ אֶחָ֗יו נָתַ֤תִּי לוֹ֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים וְדָגָ֥ן וְתִירֹ֖שׁ סְמַכְתִּ֑יו וּלְכָ֣ה אֵפ֔וֹא מָ֥ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה ؟ בְּנִֽי

וַיַּ֨עַן  And  answered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
יִצְחָ֜ק  Isaac 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְחָק  
Sense: son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְעֵשָׂ֗ו  to  Esau 
Parse: Preposition-l, 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.
הֵ֣ן  indeed 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
גְּבִ֞יר  master 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבִיר  
Sense: lord, ruler.
שַׂמְתִּ֥יו  I  have  made  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
לָךְ֙  unto  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
אֶחָ֗יו  his  brothers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
נָתַ֤תִּי  I  have  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לַעֲבָדִ֔ים  as  servants 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְדָגָ֥ן  and  with  grain 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּגָן  
Sense: wheat, cereal, grain, corn.
וְתִירֹ֖שׁ  and  wine 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ 
Sense: wine, fresh or new wine, must, freshly pressed wine.
סְמַכְתִּ֑יו  I  have  sustained  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: סָמַךְ  
Sense: to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon.
וּלְכָ֣ה  And  for  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, second person masculine singular
אֵפ֔וֹא  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אֵפֹוא  
Sense: then, now, so.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה  shall  I  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
؟ בְּנִֽי  my  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.

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