Genesis 27 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And it shall be as Isaak grew old, and his eyes shall be weak for seeing, and he will call Esau his son the great, and he will say to him, My son: and he will say to him, Behold me.	When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”	When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.
2	And he will say, Behold now, I grew old; I knew not the day of my death.	He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.	Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.
3	Therefore take now, thy weapon, thy quiver and thy bow, and go forth to the field and hunt for me a hunting.	Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,	Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
4	And make for me dainties as that I loved, and bring it to me, and eating, that my soul shall praise thee before I shall die.	and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”	Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.”
5	And Rebekah heard in the speaking of Isaak to Esau his son: and Esau went to the field to hunt, a hunting, to bring.	Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,	Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,
6	And Rebekah spake to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,	Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,	Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,
7	Bring to me a hunting, and make for me dainties, and eating, and I will praise thee before Jehovah, before my death.	‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.’	Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
8	And now my son, hear to my voice, according to that I command thee.	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.	Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
9	Go now to the flocks, and take to me from thence two kids of the she-goats good, and I will make them dainties for thy father, as that he loved.	Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.	Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
10	And thou shall bring to thy father, and eating, so that he will praise thee before his death.	And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”	Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
11	And Jacob will say to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother a man of hair, and I a smooth man:	But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.	Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
12	Perhaps my father will feel me, and I was in his eyes as mocking; and I brought a curse and not a praise.	Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”	What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
13	And his mother will say to him, Upon me thy curse my son; only hear to my voice, and go take to me.	His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”	His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.”
14	And he will go, and will take, and bring to his mother: and his mother will make dainties as that his father loved.	So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.	So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.
15	And Rebekah will take desirable covering of Esau her son, the great, which was with her in the house, and will put upon Jacob her son, the small.	Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.	Then Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
16	And the nakedness of the skins of the shegoats, she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.	And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.	She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.
17	And she will give the dainties, and the bread which she made, into the hand of Jacob her son.	And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.	Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.
18	And he will go to his father and will say, My father. And he will say, Behold me; who thou my son?	So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”	He went to his father and said, “My father.” “Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?”
19	And Jacob will say to his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I did according to that thou spakest to me: arise, now, sit and eat from my hunting, so that thy soul shall praise me.	Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”	Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
20	And Isaak will say to his son, How this, thou wert quick to find my son? and the will say, Because Jehovah thy God caused to meet before me.	But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the LORD your God granted me success.”	Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” “The LORD your God gave me success,” he replied.
21	And Isaak will say to Jacob, Come near, now, and I shall feel thee, my son, if thou this my son Esau or not.	Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.”	Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.”
22	And Jacob will come near to Isaak his father, and he will feel him, and he will say, The voice, the voice of Jacob; and the hands, the hands of Esau.	So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”	Jacob went close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
23	And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of Esau, his brother of hair: and he will praise him.	And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.	He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he proceeded to bless him.
24	And he will say, Thou this my son Esau? and he will say, I.	He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”	“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “I am,” he replied.
25	And he will say, Bring near to me, and eating of my son's hunting, so that my soul shall praise thee. And he will bring near to him and he will eat: and he will bring wine to him, and he will drink.	Then he said, “Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son’s game and bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.	Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
26	And Isaak his father will say to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.	Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”	Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.”
27	And he will come near, and will kiss him: and he will smell the smell of his garment, and he will bless him, and he will say, See, the smell of my son as the smell of a field which Jehovah praised.	So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed!	So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
28	And God will give to thee from the dew of the heavens, and from the fatness of the earth, and a The hard copy spelling records the following as: multiude multitude of corn and new wine.	May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.	May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.
29	And nations shall serve thee, and peoples shall bow down to thee; be lord over thy brother, and thy mother's sons shall bow down to thee: cursed he cursing thee, and blessed he praising thee.	Let 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 everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”	May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”
30	And it shall be after that Isaak finished to praise Jacob, and it shall be Jacob going will but go out from the face of Isaak his father, and Esau his brother came from his hunting.	As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.	After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting.
31	And he also will make dainties, and will bring to his father; and he will say to his father, Will my father rise and eat from his son's hunting, that thy soul shall bless me?	He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that you may bless me.”	He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
32	And Isaak his father will say to him, Who art thou? And he will say, I thy son, thy first-born, Esau.	His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”	His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?” “I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.”
33	And Isaak will tremble a great trembling, even exceedingly; and he will say, Who now is he having hunted a hunting, and will bring to me, and I ate from all before thou wilt come, and I shall praise him? also he shall be praised.	Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”	Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!”
34	When Esau heard the words of his father, and he will cry out with a great cry, even bitter exceedingly, and he will say to his father, praise me, me also, my father!	As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”	When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!”
35	And he will say, Thy brother came with deceit and he will take thy blessing.	But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”	But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
36	And he will say, Is it not that his name was called Jacob? he will defraud me this twice: he took my birthright and behold, now he took my blessing And he will say, Didst thou not put aside a blessing for me?	Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”	Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
37	And Isaak will answer and say to Esau, Behold, I made him mighty over thee, and all his brethren I gave to him for servants; and with corn and new wine I supported him: and what shall I do to thee my son?	Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?”	Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”
38	And Esau will say to his father, Is but this one blessing to thee my father? bless me, also me, my father! and Esau will lift up the voice and weep.	Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.	Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
39	And Isaak his father will answer and say to him, Behold, from the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and from the dew of the heavens above.	Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: “Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high.	His father Isaac answered him, “Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above.
40	And by thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall be when thou shalt wander about and thou shalt break his yoke from thy neck.	By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck.”	You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”
41	And Esau will lie in wait for Jacob, because of the blessing which his father blessed him: and Esau will say in his heart, The days of mourning of my father will draw near, and I will kill Jacob my brother.	Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”	Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42	And the words of Esau her son, the great, will be announced to Rebekah; and she will send and call to Jacob her son, the small, and she will say to him, Behold, Esau thy brother will avenge himself toward thee by killing thee.	But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.	When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
43	And now my son, hear to my voice: and arising escape for thyself to Laban my brother, to Haran.	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran	Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran.
44	And thou shalt dwell with him days afterwards, until thy brother's wrath shall turn away;	and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away—	Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides.
45	Until thy brother's anger turning away from thee, and forgetting what thou didst to him: and I have sent and have taken thee from thence, lest I shall be bereaved of you two in one day.	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 from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?”	When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I’ll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
46	And Rebekah will say to Isaak, I was finished in my life from the face of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob took a wife from the daughters of Heth, as these from the daughters of the land, for what to me life?	Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”	Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.”
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