Genesis 27:31

Plain English Version

Esau cooked that wild animal and made some good food, just like Rebekah did. Then Esau took that food to his father Isaac. Esau said, “My father, I killed a wild animal and cooked it for you. Please sit up and eat this good food. Then you can ask God to be good to me as the next leader for our family.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:14

So Jacob went and got 2 young goats, and he took them to his mother Rebekah. She cooked those goats, and she made some good food, just the way Jacob’s father liked it.

Genesis 27:19

Then Jacob lied and said, “I am Esau, your older son. I killed a wild animal and I made some good food for you, just like you said. Sit up and eat it. Then you can ask God to be good to me as the next leader for our family.”

Genesis 27:30

After Isaac finished saying those things, Jacob left Isaac’s room. Straight away after that, Esau came home. He had a wild animal that he killed out bush.