Genesis 27:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.”
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“Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Esau saith unto his father, `One blessing hast thou my father? bless me, me also, O my father;' and Esau lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 27:38 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:34When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
- Genesis 27:36So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 49:28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
- Proverbs 1:24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Isaiah 32:10In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
- Isaiah 65:14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Hebrews 12:17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
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