Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Go to the flock now and bring me two good young goats from there. I will prepare them as delicious food for your father, the kind he loves.
Rebekah is instructing Jacob to get goats so she can cook Isaac's favorite meal as part of their plan to deceive him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during Rebekah's scheme to help Jacob steal Esau's blessing from their blind, elderly father Isaac. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, the father's blessing was a sacred, irrevocable pronouncement that determined inheritance and family leadership. Rebekah had received a prophecy that the older son would serve the younger, and she was determined to ensure Jacob received the blessing instead of Esau.
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