Genesis 27:1

Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing

27:1 When1 Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind,2 he called his older3 son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau4 replied.

1	tn The clause begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making it subordinate to the main clause that follows later in the sentence.
2	tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”
3	tn Heb “greater” (in terms of age).
4	tn Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.