Genesis 27:21

27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you, ¹  my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.” ² 

Genesis 27:24-25

27:24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob ³  replied. 27:25 Isaac ⁴  said, “Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. ⁵  Then I will bless you.” ⁶  So Jacob ⁷  brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac ⁸  drank.

[27:21]  ¹ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.

[27:21]  ² tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.

[27:24]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “Bring near to me and I will eat of the wild game, my son.” Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[27:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that my soul may bless you.” The presence of נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”) as subject emphasizes Isaac’s heartfelt desire to do this. The conjunction indicates that the ritual meal must be first eaten before the formal blessing may be given.

[27:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he brought”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he drank”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.