Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death. New Living Translation “I am an old man now,” Isaac said, “and I don’t know when I may die. English Standard Version He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. Berean Standard Bible “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. King James Bible And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: New King James Version Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. New American Standard Bible Then Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death. NASB 1995 Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death. NASB 1977 And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death. Legacy Standard Bible And Isaac said, “Behold now, I am old, and I do not know the day of my death. Amplified Bible Isaac said, “See here, I am old; I do not know when I may die. Christian Standard Bible He said, “Look, I am old and do not know the day of my death. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said, “Look, I am old and do not know the day of my death. American Standard Version And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Isaaq said to him, “Behold, I am old and I do not know the day that I die. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death. Contemporary English Version Isaac replied, "I am old and might die at any time. Douay-Rheims Bible And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. English Revised Version And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. GOD'S WORD® Translation Isaac said, "I'm old. I don't know when I'm going to die. Good News Translation Isaac said, "You see that I am old and may die soon. International Standard Version "Look how old I am! I could die any day now, JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. Literal Standard Version And he says, “Now behold, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death; Majority Standard Bible “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. New American Bible Isaac then said, “Now I have grown old. I do not know when I might die. NET Bible Isaac said, "Since I am so old, I could die at any time. New Revised Standard Version He said, “See, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. New Heart English Bible He said, "Look, I am old now. I do not know the day of my death. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: World English Bible He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob's Deception1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied. 2“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death. 3Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.… Cross References Genesis 47:29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, Genesis 27:3 Take your weapons--your quiver and bow--and go out into the field to hunt some game for me. Treasury of Scripture And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: I know not. Genesis 48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 1 Samuel 20:3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Jump to Previous Aged Death Isaac TimeJump to Next Aged Death Isaac TimeGenesis 27 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing. 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it. 30. Esau brings venison. 33. Isaac trembles. 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing. 41. He threatens Jacob's life. 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away. Verse 2. - And he (i.e. Isaac) said, Behold now, I am old, and know not the day of my death. Isaac had manifestly become apprehensive of the near approach of dissolution. His failing sight, and probably the recollection that Ishmael, his half-brother, had died at 137 (if that was Isaac's age at this time; wide supra), occasioned the suspicion that his own end could not be remote, though he lived forty-three or sixty-three years longer, according to the calculation adopted, expiring at the ripe age of 180 (vide Genesis 30:28). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Look,”הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! said [Isaac], וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I am now נָ֖א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' old זָקַ֑נְתִּי (zā·qan·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2204: To be or become old and do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know the day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of my death. מוֹתִֽי׃ (mō·w·ṯî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Genesis 27:2 NIVGenesis 27:2 NLT Genesis 27:2 ESV Genesis 27:2 NASB Genesis 27:2 KJV Genesis 27:2 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:2 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:2 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:2 French Bible Genesis 27:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:2 He said See now I am old (Gen. 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