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Bible in Basic English

And his mother said, Let the curse be on me, my son: only do as I say, and go and get them for me.

New American Standard Bible

But his mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.”

King James Version

And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

Holman Bible

His mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go get them for me.”

International Standard Version

"My son," she replied, "let any curse against you fall on me. Just listen to me, then go and get them for me."

A Conservative Version

And his mother said to him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch them for me.

American Standard Version

And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

Amplified

But his mother said to him, “May your curse be on me, my son; only listen and obey me, and go, bring the young goats to me.”

Darby Translation

And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch them.

Julia Smith Translation

And his mother will say to him, Upon me thy curse my son; only hear to my voice, and go take to me.

King James 2000

And his mother said unto him, Upon me be your curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go bring me them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then his mother said to him, "Your curse be upon me, my son, only listen to my voice--go and get [them] for me."

Modern King James verseion

And his mother said to him, Your curse be upon me, my son, only obey my voice and go bring them to me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And his mother said unto him, "Upon me be thy curse, my son, only hear my voice, and go and fetch me them."

NET Bible

So his mother told him, "Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!"

New Heart English Bible

His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me."

The Emphasized Bible

And his mother said to him, Upon me, be thy reproach my son, - only hearken unto my voice and go fetch them for me.

Webster

And his mother said to him, upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.

World English Bible

His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me."

Youngs Literal Translation

and his mother saith to him, 'On me thy disesteem, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go, take for me.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

unto him, Upon me be thy curse
קללה 
Q@lalah 
Usage: 33

my voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

and go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

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Context Readings

Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing

12 If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing. 13 And his mother said, Let the curse be on me, my son: only do as I say, and go and get them for me. 14 So he went and got them and took them to his mother: and she made a meal to his father's taste.

Cross References

Matthew 27:25

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

1 Samuel 25:24

And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant.

2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Genesis 25:33

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 27:8

Now, my son, do what I say.

Genesis 43:9

Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

1 Samuel 14:24-28

And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food.

1 Samuel 14:36-45

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.

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