Génesis 27:20

20 —¿Cómo es que encontraste la presa tan pronto, hijo mío?
—¡El Señor
tu Dios la puso en mi camino! —contestó 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 Entonces Jacob llevó la comida a su padre.
—¿Padre? —dijo.
—Sí, hijo mío —respondió Isaac—. ¿Quién eres, Esaú o Jacob?

19 —Soy Esaú, tu hijo mayor —contestó Jacob—. Hice tal como me pediste; aquí está lo que cacé. Ahora levántate y come, para que puedas darme tu bendición.

20 —¿Cómo es que encontraste la presa tan pronto, hijo mío?
—¡El Señor
tu Dios la puso en mi camino! —contestó Jacob.

21 Entonces Isaac le dijo a Jacob:
—Acércate para que pueda tocarte y asegurarme de que de verdad eres Esaú.

22 Entonces Jacob se acercó a su padre, e Isaac lo tocó.
—La voz es la de Jacob, pero las manos son las de Esaú —dijo Isaac.