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Genesis 27:27 – NASB vs. HCSB vs. ESV
Genesis 27:27 NASB So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
Genesis 27:27 HCSB So he came closer and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said: Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
Both the NASB and the ESV use the word “see” where the HCSB uses the word “Ah.” I understand why because in today’s language we do not say, “See, the smell….” But here “see” harks back to v.1 where it says Isaac’s eyes were to dim or weak “to see.” By going more readable, the play on words is again missed.
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