Genesis 27:15

15 and she clothed Jacob in [the] full good clothes of Esau, which she had at home with herself (which she had there at home with her).

Genesis 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.

Genesis 27:15 In-Context

13 To whom his mother said, My son, this cursing be in me (My son, any curse shall be upon me); only hear thou my voice, and go, and bring that that I said.

14 (And so) He went, and brought it, and gave it to his mother. She made ready meats, as she knew that his father would have (And she prepared the meat, in the way that she knew that his father would like it),

15 and she clothed Jacob in [the] full good clothes of Esau, which she had at home with herself (which she had there at home with her).

16 And she wrapped his hands about with little skins of (goat) kids, and covered the nakedness of his neck;

17 and she gave to him the stew (and then she gave him the stew), and betook (to) him [the] loaves, which she had baked.