Genesis 27:6

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“Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,”

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BSBPD

“Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, `Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 27:6 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:28Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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