Kejadian 27:10

27:10 Then you will take ¹  it to your father. Thus he will eat it ²  and ³  bless you before he dies.”

Kejadian 47:7

47:7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him ⁴  before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed ⁵  Pharaoh.

[27:10]  ¹ tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive. It carries forward the tone of instruction initiated by the command to “go…and get” in the preceding verse.

[27:10]  ² tn The form is the perfect with the vav (ו) consecutive; it carries the future nuance of the preceding verbs of instruction, but by switching the subject to Jacob, indicates the expected result of the subterfuge.

[27:10]  ³ tn Heb “so that.” The conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[47:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “caused him to stand.”

[47:7]  ⁵ sn The precise meaning of the Hebrew verb translated “blessed” is difficult in this passage, because the content of Jacob’s blessing is not given. The expression could simply mean that he greeted Pharaoh, but that seems insufficient in this setting. Jacob probably praised Pharaoh, for the verb is used this way for praising God. It is also possible that he pronounced a formal prayer of blessing, asking God to reward Pharaoh for his kindness.