And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
May God give you the blessing of Abraham, both to you and your descendants; so that you may inherit the land where you are now living as a foreigner, which God gave to Abraham.
The writer is recording Isaac's prayer that God would give Jacob the same covenant blessings promised to Abraham, including the promised land.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Isaac's blessing to his son Jacob before Jacob fled to his uncle Laban's house. Isaac is passing on the covenant promises that God originally made to Abraham - promises that included land, descendants, and blessing to all nations. At this time, the family were living as nomads in Canaan, the land God had promised to Abraham's lineage.
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