Genesis 27:1

KJV Bible

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

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Genesis 27:1 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 27:1 in ASV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 27:1 in DRB →

Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 27:1 in DBT →

And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 27:1 in ERV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 27:1 in WBT →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 27:1 in WEB →

It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, |My son?| He said to him, |Here I am.|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 27:1 in YLT →

And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here am I.'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 27:1 in AKJV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 27:1 in WNT →

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Genesis 27:1 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 27:1 in ASV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 27:1 in DRB →

Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 27:1 in DBT →

And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 27:1 in ERV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 27:1 in WBT →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 27:1 in WEB →

It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, |My son?| He said to him, |Here I am.|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 27:1 in YLT →

And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here am I.'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 27:1 in AKJV →

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 27:1 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 27:1 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →