Parallel Verses

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."

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.”

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.

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.

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

References

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing

12 Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes [as] a mocker, and he will bring upon me a curse and not a blessing." 13 Then his mother said to him, "Your curse be upon me, my son, only listen to my voice--go and get [them] for me." 14 So he went and took [them], and brought [them] to his mother, and his mother prepared tasty food as his father liked.

Cross References

Matthew 27:25

And all the people answered [and] said, "His blood [be] on us and on our children!"

1 Samuel 25:24

She fell at his feet and said, "On me, my lord, [be] the guilt! Please let your female servant speak {to you personally}! Hear the words of your female servant!

2 Samuel 14:9

The Tekoite woman said to the king, "On me, my lord the king, [is] the guilt, and on the house of my father, but the king on his throne [is] innocent."

Genesis 25:23

And Yahweh said to her, "Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples {from birth} shall be divided. And {one people shall be stronger than the other}. And [the] elder shall serve [the] younger."

Genesis 25:33

Then Jacob said, "Swear to me {first}." And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 27:8

So now, my son, listen to my voice, to what I command you.

Genesis 43:9

I myself will be surety for him. You may seek him from my hand. If I do not bring him back to you and present him before you, then I will stand guilty before you forever.

1 Samuel 14:24-28

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, because Saul had made the army take an oath, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats [any] food until evening, when I will have avenged myself on my enemies!" So none of the army tasted [any] food.

1 Samuel 14:36-45

Saul said, "Let us go down after [the] Philistines [by] night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave [alive] a man among them." So they said, "Do all that [is] good in your eyes." But the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."

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