Genesis 27:2

2 And he said, "Look, I [am] old; I do not know the day of my death.

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 And it happened [that] when Isaac [was] old and {his eyesight was weak}, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I [am]."

2 And he said, "Look, I [am] old; I do not know the day of my death.

3 So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.

4 Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring [it] to me. And I will eat [it] so that I can bless you before I die.

5 Now Rebekah [was] listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son, and [when] Esau went to the field to hunt wild game to bring [back],