Gen 27:15 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 15. Goodly raiment ] Mr. Ainsworth has a sensible note on this place. "The priest in the law had holy garments to minister in, , which the Septuagint there and in this place term τηνστολην, THE robe , and στολην αγιαν, the holy robe . Whether the first-born, before the law, had such to minister in is not certain, but it is probable by this example; for had they been common garments, why did not Esau himself, or his wives, keep them? But being, in all likelihood, holy robes, received from their ancestors, the mother of the family kept them in sweet chests from moths and the like, whereupon it is said, , Isaac smelled the smell of his garments ." The opinion of Ainsworth is followed by many critics.

‏ Genesis 27:15

Verse 15. Goodly raiment] Mr. Ainsworth has a sensible note on this place. "The priest in the law had holy garments to minister in, Ex 28:2-4, which the Septuagint there and in this place term τηνστολην, THE robe, and στολην αγιαν, the holy robe. Whether the first-born, before the law, had such to minister in is not certain, but it is probable by this example; for had they been common garments, why did not Esau himself, or his wives, keep them? But being, in all likelihood, holy robes, received from their ancestors, the mother of the family kept them in sweet chests from moths and the like, whereupon it is said, Ge 27:27, Isaac smelled the smell of his garments." The opinion of Ainsworth is followed by many critics.