Genesis 27:28
New International Version
May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

New Living Translation
“From the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain and bountiful new wine.

English Standard Version
May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.

Berean Standard Bible
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.

King James Bible
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

New King James Version
Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.

New American Standard Bible
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

NASB 1995
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

NASB 1977
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

Legacy Standard Bible
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

Amplified Bible
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven [to water your land], And of the fatness (fertility) of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

Christian Standard Bible
May God give to you — from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land — an abundance of grain and new wine.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May God give to you— from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land— an abundance of grain and new wine.

American Standard Version
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
God will give to you from the dew of Heaven and from the fat of the Earth and an abundance of grain and of wine.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.

Contemporary English Version
God will bless you, my son, with dew from heaven and with fertile fields, rich with grain and grapes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.

English Revised Version
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May God give you dew from the sky, fertile fields on the earth, and plenty of fresh grain and new wine.

Good News Translation
May God give you dew from heaven and make your fields fertile! May he give you plenty of grain and wine!

International Standard Version
May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh wine.

JPS Tanakh 1917
So God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fat places of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine.

Literal Standard Version
and God gives to you of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine;

Majority Standard Bible
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.

New American Bible
May God give to you of the dew of the heavens And of the fertility of the earth abundance of grain and wine.

NET Bible
May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

New Revised Standard Version
May God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine.

New Heart English Bible
God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

World English Bible
God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

Young's Literal Translation
and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine;

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Context
Isaac Blesses Jacob
27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. 28May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine. 29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”…

Cross References
Genesis 27:37
But Isaac answered Esau: "Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?"

Genesis 27:39
His father Isaac answered him: "Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.

Genesis 45:18
Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.'

Genesis 49:25
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Numbers 18:12
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

Deuteronomy 33:13
Concerning Joseph he said: "May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:28
So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.


Treasury of Scripture

Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

of the dew.

Deuteronomy 11:11,12
But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: …

Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Deuteronomy 33:13,28
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, …

the fatness.

Genesis 27:39
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

Genesis 45:18
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

plenty.

Deuteronomy 7:13
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; …

Deuteronomy 33:28
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

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Genesis 27
1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.
6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.
14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.
30. Esau brings venison.
33. Isaac trembles.
34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.
41. He threatens Jacob's life.
42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.














(28) Therefore God give thee.--Heb., And the Elohim give thee. Here, as not unfrequently is the case, the name Elohim follows immediately upon that of Jehovah. As the blessings of dew and fertile land are the gifts of the God of nature, the use of the title Elohim is in accordance with the general rule.

The fatness of the earth.--Heb., the fatnesses: that is, the fat places. In the countries where Esau and Jacob were to have their homes, the land varies from districts of extraordinary fertility to regions of barren rock and sterile sand. It was these rich fields which Isaac's blessing conveyed to Jacob.

Wine.--Not the word used in Genesis 27:25, but tirosh, the unfermented juice of the grape. It thus goes properly with corn, both being the natural produce of the field.

Verse 28. - Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, - literally, and the Elohim will give thee, with an optative sense; i.e. and may the - Elohim give thee! The occurrence of הָךאלֹהִים in what is usually assigned to the Jehovist (Tuch, Bleek, Davidson) is not to be explained as a special Jehovistic formula (Colenso), or as a remnant of the fundamental Elohistic writing (Kalisch), or as indicating that the personal God, and not Jehovah, the God of the covenant, was the source of the blessing (Keil, Gosman in Lange), or as intimating a remaining doubt as to whether Esau was the chosen one of Jehovah (Lange); but as identifying Jehovah with Elohim, the art. being the art. of reference, as in Genesis 22:1 (Hengstenberg; cf. Quarry 'on Genesis,' p. 483). The blessing craved was substantially that of a fertile soil, in Oriental countries the copious dew deposited by the atmosphere supplying the place of rain. Hence dew is employed in Scripture as a symbol of material prosperity (Deuteronomy 33:13, 28; Zechariah 8:12), and the absence of dew and rain represented as a signal of Divine displeasure (2 Samuel 1:21; 1 Kings 17:1; Haggai 1:10, 11) - and the fatness of the earth, - literally, of the fat-nesses, or choicest parts, of the earth (Genesis 45:18) - and plenty of corn and wine - i.e. abundance of the produce of the soil (cf. Deuteronomy 33:28).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May God
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

give
וְיִֽתֶּן־ (wə·yit·ten-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to you
לְךָ֙ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

the dew
מִטַּל֙ (miṭ·ṭal)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew

of heaven
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and the richness
וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י (ū·miš·man·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4924: Fat, fatness, a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man

of the earth—
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

an abundance
וְרֹ֥ב (wə·rōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

of grain
דָּגָ֖ן (dā·ḡān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

and new wine.
וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ (wə·ṯî·rōš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine


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