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He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."
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A Statement of Deceit
Commentator John Gill clarifies that when Isaac says Jacob came with 'guile' or 'subtilty,' he is not praising Jacob's cleverness. Instead, he is stating the plain fact of the fraud and deceit. Isaac's words serve to explain to Esau how he was tricked, essentially excusing himself for bestowing the blessing on the wrong son.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, your brother came with subtilty The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, and so Jarchi, interpret it, "with wisd…
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When Esau understood that Jacob had received the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming when those who now mak…
