Genesis 27:30-31

27:30 Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left ¹  his father’s ²  presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt. ³  27:31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau ⁴  said to him, “My father, get up ⁵  and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.” ⁶ 

[27:30]  ¹ tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the finite form of the verb makes the construction emphatic.

[27:30]  ² tn Heb “the presence of Isaac his father.” The repetition of the proper name (“Isaac”) was

[27:30]  ³ tn Heb “and Esau his brother came from his hunt.”

[27:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said to his father”; the referent of “he” (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity, while the words “his father” have been replaced by the pronoun “him” for stylistic reasons.

[27:31]  ⁵ tn Or “arise” (i.e., sit up).

[27:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.”