So he went and took them and brought them to his mother: So marks a result. Jacob does as his mother has insisted. It may be necessary to say where Jacob went; for example, “Well then, Jacob went out to the herd….” Brought them: that is, “got the two kids and brought them to his mother.”

His mother prepared savory food … his father loved: see Gen 27.9.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .