Génesis 27:20

20 Pero Isaac le preguntó a su hijo:—¿Cómo fue que lo encontraste tan pronto, hijo mío?—El SEÑOR tu Dios me ayudó —respondió Jacob.

Génesis 27:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:20

And Isaac said unto his son
Supposing him to be Esau: how [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son?
that is, the venison; that he had met with it so soon in, the field, and got it dressed and ready in so short a time, which was not common, and seemed to be too little for doing all this in it, and so still created some suspicion of deceit: and he said, because the Lord thy God brought [it] to me;
which was another falsehood; for it was not the Lord, but his mother brought it to him: and this seems to be the most marvellous of all, that so good a man should dare to bring the name of the Lord God into this affair; indeed he does not say the Lord my God, or our God, but thy God; which some think was done on purpose, the more to cover the deceit, because they suppose that Esau, whom Jacob impersonated, was an idolater, but this is not so evident; rather it looks as if Jacob had not the confidence to call the Lord his God with a lie in his mouth.

Génesis 27:20 In-Context

18 Jacob se presentó ante su padre y le dijo:—¡Padre!—Dime, hijo mío, ¿quién eres tú? —preguntó Isaac.

19 —Soy Esaú, tu primogénito —le contestó Jacob—. Ya hice todo lo que me pediste. Ven, por favor, y siéntate a comer de lo que he cazado; así podrás darme tu bendición.

20 Pero Isaac le preguntó a su hijo:—¿Cómo fue que lo encontraste tan pronto, hijo mío?—El SEÑOR tu Dios me ayudó —respondió Jacob.

21 Isaac le dijo:—Acércate, hijo mío, para que pueda tocarte y saber si de veras eres o no mi hijo Esaú.

22 Jacob se acercó a su padre, quien al tocarlo dijo:—La voz es la de Jacob, pero las manos son las de Esaú.