Genesis 27:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And it came to passe, that whe Isahac waxed olde, & his eyes were dimme, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest sonne, & saide vnto hym, my sonne? And he sayde vnto hym: here am I.

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  • Gen 48:10 : 10 (And the eyes of Israel were dymme for age, so that he coulde not well see) And he brought them to hym, and he kyssed them, and imbraced them.
  • 1 Sam 3:2 : 2 And as at that tyme Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dymme that he coulde not see.
  • Gen 25:23-25 : 23 And the Lorde sayde vnto her: there are two maner of people in thy wombe, and two nations shalbe deuided out of thy bowelles, and the one nation shalbe mightier then the other, and the elder shalbe seruaunt vnto the younger. 24 Therefore when her tyme was come to be deliuered, behold, there were two twynnes in her wombe. 25 And he that came out fyrst, was red, and he was all ouer as it were a hearie garment, and they called his name Esau.
  • John 9:3 : 3 Iesus aunswered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor yet his father & mother: but that the workes of God shoulde be shewed in hym.
  • Eccl 12:3 : 3 When the kepers of the house shall tremble, and when the strong men shall bowe them selues, when the milners stand styll because they be so fewe, and when the sight of the windowes shall waxe dimme:

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  • Gen 27:30-34
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    83%

    30Assoone as Isahac had made an ende of blessyng Iacob, & Iacob was scarse gone out from the presence of Isahac his father, then came Esau his brother from his huntyng.

    31And he also had made a pleasaunt meate, and brought it vnto his father, and saide vnto his father: let my father aryse, and eate of his sonnes venison, that thy soule may blesse me.

    32Then his father Isahac sayde vnto hym: who art thou? He aunswered: I am thy sonne, thy first borne Esau.

    33And Isahac was greatly astonied out of measure, and sayde: which is he and where is he then that hath hunted venison and brought it me, and I haue eaten of al before thou camest? and haue blessed hym, yea & he shalbe blessed.

    34When Esau hearde the wordes of his father, he cryed aloude & bitterly, aboue measure, and sayde vnto his father: blesse me, I also am thy sonne O my father.

  • Gen 27:18-26
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    82%

    18When he came to his father, he sayde: my father? And he aunswered, here am I: who art thou, my sonne?

    19And Iacob sayde vnto his father: I am Esau thy eldest sonne, I haue done accordyng as thou baddest me: aryse I pray thee, syt, and eate of my venison, that thy soule may blesse me.

    20And Isahac said vnto his sonne: how commeth it that thou hast founde it so quickly my sonne? He aunswered: the lorde thy God brought it to my handes.

    21Then sayde Isahac vnto Iacob: Come neare, and I wyll feele thee my sonne, whether thou be my very sonne Esau, or not.

    22Then went Iacob to Isahac his father, and he felt hym, and sayde: The voyce is Iacobs voyce, but the handes are the handes of Esau.

    23And he knewe him not, because his handes were heary as his brother Esaus handes: and so he blessed hym.

    24And he asked him: art thou my sonne Esau? And he sayde: that I am.

    25Then sayde he: Bryng me, & let me eate of my sonnes venison, that my soule may blesse thee. And he brought hym, and he ate: and he brought hym wine also, and he dranke.

    26And his father Isahac said vnto him: Come neare, and kysse me, my sonne.

  • Gen 27:2
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    2And he sayde: Beholde, I am nowe olde, and knowe not the daye of my death.

  • Gen 27:36-39
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    36And he said agayne: Is not he rightly named Iacob? for he hath vndermyned me nowe two tymes. First he toke away my birthright: and see, nowe hath he taken away my blessyng also. And he sayde: hast thou kept neuer a blessyng for me?

    37Isahac aunswered, and sayde vnto Esau: Beholde, I haue made hym thy Lorde, & all his brethren haue I made his seruauntes: Moreouer, with corne and wine haue I stablished him, what shall I do vnto thee nowe my sonne?

    38And Esau sayde vnto his father: hast thou but that one blessyng my father? blesse me, I am also thy sonne O my father. So lyfted vp Esau his voyce, and wept.

    39Then Isahac his father aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: beholde, thy dwellyng place shalbe the fatnesse of the earth, and of the deawe of heauen from aboue.

  • Gen 27:5-6
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    78%

    5But Rebecca hearde when Isahac spake to Esau his sonne: And Esau wet into the fielde to hunt venison, and to bryng it.

    6And Rebecca spake vnto Iacob her sonne, saying: Beholde, I haue hearde thy father talkyng with Esau thy brother, and saying:

  • Gen 22:7
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    7Then spake Isahac vnto Abraham his father, and sayd, my father. And he aunswered, here am I, my sonne. He sayde, see here is fyre and wood, but where is the beast for burnt sacrifice?

  • Gen 25:32
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    32Esau sayde: lo, I am at the poynt to dye, and what profite shall this byrthryght do me?

  • Gen 27:8
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    8Nowe therfore my sonne heare my voyce in that which I comaunde thee.

  • 1 Sam 3:16
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    16Then Eli called Samuel, and sayde: Samuel, my sonne. And he aunswered: Here am I.

  • Gen 25:26
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    26And after hym came his brother out, and his hande holdyng Esau by the heele, and his name was called Iacob: and Isahac was threscore yere olde when they were borne.

  • Gen 27:41-43
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    74%

    41And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessyng that his father blessed hym withall. And Esau sayde in his heart: The dayes of sorowyng for my father are at hande, then wyll I slaye my brother Iacob.

    42And these wordes of Esau her elder sonne were tolde to Rebecca: And she sent, & called Iacob her younger sonne, & saide vnto him: Beholde, thy brother Esau as touchyng thee doth comforte hym selfe full purposyng to kyll thee.

    43Nowe therefore my sonne heare my voyce: make thee redy, and flee to Laban my brother at Haran,

  • Gen 27:10-11
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    73%

    10And thou shalt bryng it to thy father that he may eate, and that he may blesse thee before his death.

    11Then said Iacob to Rebecca his mother: Beholde, Esau my brother is a heary man, and I am smoothe:

  • Gen 22:1
    73%

    1After these sayinges, god did tempt Abraham, and sayde vnto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am.

  • Gen 35:29
    73%

    29And Isahac decayed away, and dyed, and was layde vnto his people, beyng olde and full of dayes: and his sonnes Esau and Iacob buryed him.

  • Gen 27:15
    73%

    15And Rebecca fet goodly rayment of her eldest sonne Esau, whiche were in the house with her, and put them vpon Iacob her younger sonne: