Génesis 27:15

15 Luego sacó la mejor ropa de su hijo mayor Esaú, la cual tenía en casa, y con ella vistió a su hijo menor Jacob.

Génesis 27:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:15

And Rebekah took goodly garments of her eldest son Esau
Or "desirable" ^F17 ones, exceeding good ones: which [were] with her in the house;
which she had the care and keeping of, and were wore only on particular occasions: some think these were priestly garments, which belonged to him as the firstborn, and were not in the keeping of his wives, being idolaters, but in his mother's keeping; which is not very probable, yet more likely than that they were, as some Jewish writers ^F18 say, the garments of Adam the first man, which Esau seeing on Nimrod, greatly desired them, and slew him for them, see ( Genesis 10:10 ) ; and hence called desirable garments: and put them upon Jacob her younger son;
that be might be took for Esau, should Isaac examine him and feel his garments, or smell them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (tdmxh) "desideratissimis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F18 Targum Jon. in loc. Bereshit Rabba, sect. 65. fol. 58. 1. Pirke Eliezer, c. 24. Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 3. 1.

Génesis 27:15 In-Context

13 —Hijo mío, ¡que esa maldición caiga sobre mí! —le contestó su madre—. Tan solo haz lo que te pido, y ve a buscarme esos cabritos.

14 Jacob fue a buscar los cabritos, se los llevó a su madre, y ella preparó el guiso tal como le gustaba a su padre.

15 Luego sacó la mejor ropa de su hijo mayor Esaú, la cual tenía en casa, y con ella vistió a su hijo menor Jacob.

16 Con la piel de los cabritos le cubrió los brazos y la parte lampiña del cuello,

17 y le entregó a Jacob el guiso y el pan que había preparado.