Genesis 27:32
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
31 He too made some tasty food, brought it to his father, and said to him, “My father, sit up and eat of your son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
33 Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
- KJV
- And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
- WEB
- Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
- ASV
- And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.
- DARBY
- And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
- BLB
- And Isaac his father said to him, “Who [are] you?” And he said, “I [am] your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
- ÅB
- Og Isak, hans far, spurte ham: Hvem er du? Han svarte: Jeg er Esau, din førstefødte sønn.
- OTB
- Hans far Isak spurte ham: «Hvem er du?» Og han sa: «Jeg er din sønn, din førstefødte, Esau.»
- B1930
- Og Isak, hans far, spurte ham: Hvem er du? Han svarte: Jeg er Esau, din førstefødte sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 27:18
So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?”
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