Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
New American Standard Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”
International Standard Version
When Esau realized what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. "Bless me," he cried, "even me, too, my father!"
American Standard Version
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Amplified
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a great and extremely bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”
Bible in Basic English
And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father!
Darby Translation
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me me also, my father!
Julia Smith Translation
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!
King James 2000
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father he cried out [with] a great and exceedingly bitter cry of distress. And he said to his father, "Bless me as well, my father!"
Modern King James verseion
And when Esau heard the voice of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, O my father!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out greatly and bitterly above measure, and said unto his father, "Bless me also, my father!"
NET Bible
When Esau heard his father's words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, "Bless me too, my father!"
New Heart English Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, my father."
The Emphasized Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father, then cried he out with an outcry loud and bitter exceedingly, - and said to his father, Bless even me also, O my father!
Webster
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
World English Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, my father."
Youngs Literal Translation
When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, 'Bless me, me also, O my father;'
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of isaac
Esau » The man who lost his inheritance, facts concerning » Lost his blessing
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » His old age, last blessing upon his sons
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 27:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
Esau Begs For Isaac's Blessing
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed. 34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and has taken away thy blessing.
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 12:17
For ye also know that wanting afterward to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance, though having sought it with tears.
1 Samuel 30:4
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Proverbs 1:24-28
Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded,
Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of a man subverts his way, and his heart rages against LORD.
Luke 13:24-28
Compete to enter in by the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.