Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud. New Living Translation Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept. English Standard Version Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Berean Study Bible Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. New American Standard Bible Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, me as well, my father.” So Esau raised his voice and wept. NASB 1995 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and wept. NASB 1977 And Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and wept. Amplified Bible Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” Then Esau [no longer able to restrain himself] raised his voice and wept [loudly]. Christian Standard Bible Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father! ” And Esau wept loudly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Esau said to his father, “Do you only have one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” And Esau wept loudly. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Esau said to his father, “You have one blessing, my father; bless me also, even me, my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Esau said to his father, Hast thou only one blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept. Contemporary English Version "Father," Esau asked, "don't you have more than one blessing? You can surely give me a blessing too!" Then Esau started crying again. Douay-Rheims Bible And Esac said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry, English Revised Version 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. Good News Translation Esau continued to plead with his father: "Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me too, father!" He began to cry. GOD'S WORD® Translation Esau asked, "Do you have only one blessing, Father? Bless me too, Father!" And Esau sobbed loudly. International Standard Version Then Esau implored his father, "Don't you have even one blessing for me, my father? Bless me, even me too, my father!" Then Esau lifted his voice and wept bitterly. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And Esau says to his father, “One blessing have you my father? Bless me, me also, O my father”; and Esau lifts up his voice, and weeps. NET Bible Esau said to his father, "Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!" Then Esau wept loudly. New Heart English Bible Esau said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father." Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. World English Bible Esau said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father." Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Context The Stolen Blessing…37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?” 38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud. 39His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.… Cross References Hebrews 12:17 For 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. 1 Samuel 11:4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud. Treasury of Scripture And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. Genesis 27:34,36 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father… Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. Proverbs 1:24-26 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; …
(38) Hast thou but one blessing?--Only one son could inherit the spiritual prerogatives of the birthright, and the temporal lordship which accompanied it. And even lower earthly blessings would avail little if Esau's descendants were to be subject to the dominion of the other brother's race. With some mitigation, then, of his lot Esau must now be content.Verse 38. - And ESAU said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Not as desiring either the reversal of the patriarchal sentence upon Jacob, which he appears to have understood to be irrevocable, or an extension of its gracious provisions, so as to include him as well as Jacob; but as soliciting such a benediction as would place him, at least in respect of temporalities, on a level with the favorite of Rebekah, either because he did not recognize the spiritual character of the covenant blessing, or because, though recognizing it, he was willing to let it go. Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept (cf. Hebrews 12:17). "Those tear expressed, indeed, sorrow for his forfeiture, but not for the sinful levity by which it had been incurred. They were ineffectual (i.e. they did not lead to genuine repentance) because Esau was incapable of true repentance" (vide Delitzsch on Hebrews 12:17). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his father, אָבִ֗יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father “Do you have only one אַחַ֤ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first blessing, הַֽבְרָכָ֨ה (haḇ·rā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity my father? אָבִ֔י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father Bless בָּרֲכֵ֥נִי (bā·ră·ḵê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse me too, גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and O my father!” אָבִ֑י (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father Then Esau עֵשָׂ֛ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac wept וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan aloud. וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (way·yiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take Jump to Previous Aloud Bless Blessing Esau Lifted Overcome Voice Weepeth Weeping WeptJump to Next Aloud Bless Blessing Esau Lifted Overcome Voice Weepeth Weeping WeptLinks Genesis 27:38 NIVGenesis 27:38 NLT Genesis 27:38 ESV Genesis 27:38 NASB Genesis 27:38 KJV Genesis 27:38 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:38 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:38 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:38 French Bible Genesis 27:38 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Genesis 27:38 Esau said to his father Have you (Gen. Ge Gn) |
   
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