Hebrews 11:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.”
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BSBPD
“By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Hebrews 11:20 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
- Genesis 28:2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
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