Genesis 27:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?””

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BSBPD

“So Jacob went to his father and said, “My father.” “Here I am!” he answered. “Which one are you, my son?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he cometh in unto his father, and saith, `My father;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I; who <FI>art<Fi> thou, my son?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 27:18 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 27:32But his father Isaac replied, “Who are you?” “I am Esau, your firstborn son,” he answered.
  2. Genesis 37:13Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
  3. Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

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