Genesis 27:38
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
- KJV
- And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
- WEB
- Esau said to his father, “Do you have just one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
- ASV
- And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
- DARBY
- And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
- BLB
- And Esau said to his father, “[Is] it one blessing, that you have my father? Bless me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
- ÅB
- Og Esau sa til sin far: Har du da bare denne ene velsignelse, min far? Velsign også meg, min far! Og Esau gråt høyt.
- OTB
- Esau sa til sin far: «Har du bare én velsignelse, min far? Velsign meg, meg også, min far!» Da hevet Esau sin stemme og gråt.
- B1930
- Og Esau sa til sin far: Har du da bare denne ene velsignelse, min far? Velsign også mig, min far! Og Esau gråt høit.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 12:17
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Read in contextGenesis 27:34
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Read in contextIsaiah 65:14
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Read in contextGenesis 27:36
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Read in contextProverbs 1:24–26
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
Read in contextGenesis 49:28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:10–12
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
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