"And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}." — Genesis 27:13

Genesis 27:13 · KJV

“And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.”

— Genesis 27:13

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

Verse 14

And he went, and fetched, and brought {them} to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

Genesis 27 — Context

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother {is} a hairy man, and I {am} a smooth man:

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.

And he went, and fetched, and brought {them} to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which {were} with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: {goodly: Heb. desirable}

Cross References

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood {be} on us, and on our children.

1 Samuel 25:24

And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, {upon} me {let this} iniquity {be}: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. {audience: Heb. ears}

2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity {be} on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne {be} guiltless.

Genesis 27:8

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Genesis 25:23

And the LORD said unto her, Two nations {are} in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and {the one} people shall be stronger than {the other} people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

1 Samuel 14:24-28

And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed {be} the man that eateth {any} food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted {any} food.

1 Samuel 14:36-45

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

Genesis 43:9

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: