Bible Strands
Genesis 27:10
Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rebekah instructs Jacob to deliver the prepared meal to Isaac, positioning the physical delivery as the prerequisite for receiving the patriarchal blessing before the father’s death.
The words — The Hebrew בַּעֲבֻר (ba‘ăḇûr) literally means “in order that,” establishing a strict conditional sequence, while יְבָרֶכְךָ (yəḇāreḵᵉḵā) means “he may bless you,” identifying the spoken declaration as the operative mechanism of transfer.
The thread — The pattern of obtaining a final blessing before death appears in Genesis 48:2, where Jacob is brought to his father to receive a prophetic word, and in Deuteronomy 21:17, which codifies the requirement to confer the inheritance blessing before a father’s passing.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant transmission operates through timely, deliberate action, leaving no room for hesitation when the window for authoritative speech closes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.