Bible Strands
Genesis 27:28
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaac speaks to Jacob, whom he believes to be Esau, immediately after smelling his garments and perceiving the scent of a blessed field.
The words — וְ/יִֽתֶּן (ve./yi.ten-) means "and may he give," and מִ/טַּל (mi./Tal) translates to "some of [the] dew."
The thread — The agricultural blessing appears in Deuteronomy 33:28, while the dew motif recurs in Deuteronomy 33:13 and Psalm 133:3.
Why it lands — The text states a grant of material provision, which interpreters later map onto covenantal inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 33:28 So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.
- Deuteronomy 33:13 Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
- Psalms 133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
- Hosea 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.
- 2 Samuel 1:21 O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
- Psalms 65:9 You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
- Zechariah 8:12 “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Joel 2:19 And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.