Genesis 27:2

2 cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae

Genesis 27:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 27:2

And he said, behold, now I am old
(See Gill on Genesis 27:1): I know not the day of my death;
how soon it will be; everyone knows he must die, but the day and hour he knows not, neither young nor old; and though young men may promise themselves many days and years, an old man cannot, but must or should live in the constant expectation of death.

Genesis 27:2 In-Context

1 senuit autem Isaac et caligaverunt oculi eius et videre non poterat vocavitque Esau filium suum maiorem et dixit ei fili mi qui respondit adsum
2 cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae
3 sume arma tua faretram et arcum et egredere foras cumque venatu aliquid adprehenderis
4 fac mihi inde pulmentum sicut velle me nosti et adfer ut comedam et benedicat tibi anima mea antequam moriar
5 quod cum audisset Rebecca et ille abisset in agrum ut iussionem patris expleret
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