25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
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And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-29)Observe here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother having put him in the way of it, and encouraged him in it, he dexterously applied himself to those methods which he had never accustomed himself to, but had always conceived an abhorrence of. Note, Lying…
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