Parallel Verses

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.

American Standard Version

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath 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 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. 35 And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times; he took away my birthright, and, behold, now he has 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 firstborn; I have done according as thou didst command 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 servants, and all his priests; let no one be lacking, for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoever is lacking shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty to the intent that he might destroy those that served Baal.

Job 13:7

Are ye to speak iniquity for God? Are ye to speak deceitfully for him?

Malachi 2:10

Have we not all one father? has not one God created us? why do we despise each man his brother by breaking the covenant of our fathers?

Romans 3:7-8

For if the truth of God has more abounded through my lie unto his glory, why even so am I also judged as a sinner?

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in clay vessels that the excellency of the virtue may be of God, and not of us.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one oppress and defraud his brother in any matter because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

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