Genesis 27:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.”

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BSBPD

“Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 27:8 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
  2. Genesis 27:13His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
  3. Genesis 27:43So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
  4. Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  5. Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  6. Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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