Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

New American Standard Bible

And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

King James Version

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Holman Bible

But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

International Standard Version

Isaac replied, "Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing."

A Conservative Version

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and has taken away thy blessing.

Amplified

Isaac said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has [fraudulently] taken away your blessing [for himself].”

Bible in Basic English

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.

Darby Translation

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Thy brother came with deceit and he will take thy blessing.

King James 2000

And he said, your brother came with subtlety, and has taken away your blessing.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "Your brother came in deceit and took your blessing."

Modern King James verseion

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, "Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing."

NET Bible

But Isaac replied, "Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

The Emphasized Bible

Then he said, Thy brother came in with deceit, - and took away thy blessing.

Webster

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

World English Bible

He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

Youngs Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

with subtilty
מרמה 
Mirmah 
Usage: 39

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Esau Begs For Isaac's Blessing

34 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. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two time. 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?

Cross References

Genesis 27:19-23

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

2 Kings 10:19

Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

Job 13:7

Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?

Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Romans 3:7-8

But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

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