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Isaac Blesses Jacob

Genesis 27:24

In 11 translations

BSB
Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”
KJV
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
WEB
He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
ASV
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
LSV
and says, “You are he—my son Esau?” And he says, “I [am].”
YLT
and saith, 'Thou art he — my son Esau?' and he saith, 'I [am].'
DBY
And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.
DRC
He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.
GNV
Againe he sayd, Art thou that my sonne Esau? Who answered, Yea.
JPS
And he said: 'Art thou my very son Esau?' And he said: 'I am.'
LXXE
and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, I am.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָֽנִי׃
LXX-Br
καὶ εἶπε, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου Ἡσαῦ; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἐγώ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
  • Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
  • Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
  • 1 Samuel 21:2“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
  • Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
  • Job 15:5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
  • Zechariah 8:16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
  • Job 13:7–8Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him? Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
  • Romans 3:7–8However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”?…
  • 1 Samuel 27:10who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
  • Proverbs 30:8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
  • 1 Samuel 21:13So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
  • 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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