Genesis 27 — Hebrew and Greek compared

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27:1 Now it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered, “Behold, here I am.”

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27:1 Now it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered, “Behold, here I am.”

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27:2 And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am grown old, and I do not know the day of my death.”

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27:2 And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am grown old, and I do not know the day of my death.”

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27:3 “Now therefore, take your hunting gear, both your quiver and your bow, and go out into the plain and hunt game for me.”

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27:3 “Now therefore, take your hunting gear, both your quiver and your bow, and go out into the plain and hunt game for me.”

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27:4 “And prepare a savory meal for me, such as I like, and bring it to me so that I may eat it, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

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27:4 “And prepare a savory meal for me, such as I like, and bring it to me so that I may eat it, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

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27:5 Now Rebekah heard Isaac speaking to Esau, his son; and Esau went out into the plain to hunt game and bring it.

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27:5 Now Rebekah heard Isaac speaking to Esau, his son; and Esau went out into the plain to procure game for his father.

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27:6 Then Rebekah spoke to Jacob, her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,”

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27:6 Then Rebekah spoke to Jacob, her younger son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother, saying,”

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27:7 “‘Bring me game and prepare a savory meal for me, so that I may eat and bless you before YHWH before I die.’”

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27:7 “‘Bring me game and prepare a savory meal for me, so that I may eat and bless you before the Lord before I die.’”

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27:8 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice in what I command you.”

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27:8 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice in what I command you.”

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27:9 “Go to the flock and bring me two young goats, good, and I will make them into a savory meal for your father, just as he likes it.”

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27:9 “Go to the flock and bring me two young goats, tender and good, and I will make them into a savory meal for your father, just as he likes it.”

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27:10 “Then you shall bring it to your father and he will eat it, so that your father may bless you before he dies.”

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27:10 “Then you shall bring it to your father and he will eat it, so that your father may bless you before he dies.”

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27:11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.”

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27:11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.”

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27:12 “Perhaps my father will feel me, and I will seem to him to be mocking him. Then I will bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”

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27:12 “Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall appear before his face as one who treats him with contempt; then I shall bring a curse upon myself, and not a blessing.”

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27:13 And his mother said to him, “Upon me be your curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”

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27:13 And his mother said to him, “Upon me be your curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”

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27:14 So he went, took them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared a savory meal, just as his father liked it.

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27:14 So he went, took them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared a savory meal, just as his father liked it.

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27:15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of her older son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.

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27:15 Then Rebekah took the fine clothing of her older son Esau, which was with her in the house, and put it on Jacob, her younger son.

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27:16 She also put the skins of the kids on his hands and on the bare parts of his neck.

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27:16 She also put the skins of the kids on his arms and on the bare parts of his neck.

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27:17 And she handed the savory meal and the loaves of bread which she had prepared into the hands of Jacob, her son.

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27:17 And she handed the savory meal and the loaves of bread which she had prepared into the hands of Jacob, her son.

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27:18 He came to his father and said, “My father.” He replied, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

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27:18 And he brought them to his father, and said, “Father!” And he said, “Behold, I am here; who are you, my son?”

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27:19 And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Arise, sit up, and eat of my game, so that your soul may bless me.”

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27:19 And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Arise, sit up, and eat of my game, so that your soul may bless me.”

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27:20 Isaac said to his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because YHWH your God brought it before me.”

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27:20 Isaac said to his son, “What is this you have found so quickly, my child?” He said, “Because the Lord your God placed it before me.”

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27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Draw near to me, and I will feel you, my son, whether you are truly my son Esau or not.”

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27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Draw near to me, and I will feel you, my son, whether you are truly my son Esau or not.”

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27:22 So Jacob drew near to his father Isaac, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

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27:22 So Jacob drew near to his father Isaac, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

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27:23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

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27:23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

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27:24 And he said, “Are you my son Esau?” And he answered, “I am.”

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27:24 And he said, “Are you my son Esau?” And he answered, “I am.”

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27:25 And Isaac said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

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27:25 And Isaac said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of your game, my son, so that my soul may bless you.” And he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

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27:26 Then Isaac his father said to him, “Draw near to me and kiss me, my son.”

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27:26 Then Isaac his father said to him, “Draw near to me and kiss me, my son.”

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27:27 And he drew near and kissed him, and smelled the fragrance of his garments, and blessed him and said, “Behold, the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of a field which YHWH has blessed.”

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27:27 And he drew near and kissed him, and smelled the fragrance of his garments, and blessed him and said, “Behold, the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of an abundant field which the Lord has blessed.”

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27:28 “May God give you the dew of heaven, the richness of the earth, and abundant grain and wine.”

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27:28 “May God give you the dew of heaven, the richness of the earth, and abundant grain and wine.”

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27:29 “May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.”

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27:29 “May nations serve you, and rulers shall bow down to you. Be lord over your brother, and your father’s sons shall bow down to you. Cursed be the one who curses you, and blessed be the one who blesses you.”

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27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and just as Jacob had gone out from the presence of his father Isaac, that Esau his brother came from his hunt.

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27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing his son Jacob, and just as Jacob had gone out from the presence of his father Isaac, that Esau his brother came from his hunt.

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27:31 And he also had prepared a savory meal and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, so that your soul may bless me.”

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27:31 And he also had prepared a savory meal and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, so that your soul may bless me.”

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27:32 And Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” And he said, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

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27:32 And Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” And he said, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”

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27:33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate some of everything before you came, and I blessed him. Indeed, he shall be blessed.”

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27:33 Isaac was utterly astonished and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate some of everything before you came, and I blessed him. Let him be blessed.”

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27:34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said, “Bless me, even me also, O father!”

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27:34 When Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said, “Bless me, even me also, O father!”

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27:35 But Isaac said to him, “Your brother came with guile and took your blessing.”

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27:35 But Isaac said to him, “Your brother came with guile and took your blessing.”

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27:36 Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? He has supplanted me these two times: he took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” He said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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27:36 And Esau said, “Rightly was his name called Jacob, for he has supplanted me now these two times: he took my birthright, and behold, now he has taken my blessing!” Then Esau said to his father, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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27:37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Look, I have made him your lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have sustained him with grain and wine, what then shall I do for you, my son?”

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27:37 And Isaac answered and said to Esau, “If I have made him your lord, and have made all his brothers his household slaves, and have sustained him with grain and wine, what then shall I do for you, my son?”

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27:38 Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father.” Esau raised his voice and wept.

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27:38 Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, father? Bless me too, father.” Isaac was deeply moved, and Esau raised his voice and wept.

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27:39 Isaac his father answered him, “Your dwelling shall be away from the richness of the earth and away from the dew of heaven above.”

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27:39 Isaac his father answered him, “Your dwelling shall be away from the richness of the earth and away from the dew of heaven above.”

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27:40 “By your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve. But when you grow restless, you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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27:40 “By your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve. But a time will come when you pull down and loosen his yoke from your neck.”

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27:41 Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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27:41 Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau said in his mind, “Let the days of mourning for my father draw near, so that I may kill my brother Jacob.”

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27:42 Rebekah was told what Esau her older son had said. She sent for Jacob her younger son and said, “Your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you.”

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27:42 Rebekah was told what Esau her older son had said. She sent for Jacob her younger son and said, “Your brother Esau is threatening to kill you.”

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27:43 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise and flee, to Laban my brother, unto Haran,”

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27:43 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise and escape into Mesopotamia, to Laban my brother, unto Haran,”

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27:44 “Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away,”

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27:44 “Stay with him a few days, until the fury”

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27:45 “until your brother’s anger turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you back. Why should I be bereaved of both of you in one day?”

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27:45 “and anger of your brother turn away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you back from there, lest I be bereaved of both of you in one day.”

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27:46 Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women of the land, what is life to me?”

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27:46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of the Hittites. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of this land, why should I live?”