Genesis 27:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

And it came to passe when Isaac was olde, his eyes waxed dymme of sight, and he called Esau his greater sonne, and sayde vnto him: My sonne. He answered him: Here am I.

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  • Gen 48:10 : 10 (For Israels eyes were heuy for age, & he coude not well se.) And he brought the vnto him. So he kyssed them, & enbraced the,
  • 1 Sam 3:2 : 2 And it fortuned at the same tyme, that Eli laye in his place, and his eyes beganne to be dymme, so that he coulde not se.
  • Gen 25:23-25 : 23 And the LORDE sayde vnto her: Two maner of folke are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be deuyded out of thy body, and the one nacion shall ouercome the other, and the greater shall serue the lesse. 24 Now whan the tyme came that she shulde be delyuered, beholde, there were two twyns in hir wombe. 25 The first that came forth, was reed, all rough as an hyde, and they called him Esau.
  • John 9:3 : 3 Iesus answered: Nether hath this synned, ner his elders, but that ye workes of God shulde be shewed on him.
  • Eccl 12:3 : 3 when the kepers of the house shall tremble, and when the stronge men shal bowe them selues: when the Myllers stonde still because they be so fewe, and when the sight of the wyndowes shal waxe dymme:

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  • Gen 27:30-34
    5 verses
    83%

    30Now whan Isaac had made an ende of blessynge, and Iacob was scace gone out from his father Isaac, his brother Esau came from his huntinge,

    31and made meate also, and brought it vnto his father, and sayde vnto him: Aryse my father, and eate of yi sonnes venyson, that thy soule maye blesse me.

    32Then answered him Isaac his father: Who art thou? He sayde: I am Esau thy firstborne sonne.

    33Then was Isaac exceadingly amased aboue measure, and saide: Who? Where is then the hunter that brought me, and I haue eaten of all afore thou camest, and haue blessed him? And he shall be blessed still.

    34Whan Esau herde these wordes of his father, he cried loude, and was exceadynge sory, and sayde vnto his father: O blesse me also my father.

  • Gen 27:18-26
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    18And he brought it in vnto his father, and sayde: My father. He answered: here am I, who art thou my sonne?

    19Iacob sayde: I am Esau thy firstborne sonne, I haue done as thou saydest vnto me: aryse, syt vp, and eate of my venyson, that thy soule maye blesse me.

    20But Isaac sayde vnto his sonne? My sonne, how hast thou founde it so soone? He answered: The LORDE yi God brought it to my hande.

    21The sayde Isaac vnto Iacob: Come neare my sonne, that I maye fele the, whether thou be my sonne Esau or not.

    22So Iacob wete vnto Isaac his father. And whan he had felt him, he sayde: The voyce is Iacobs voyce, but the handes are the handes of Esau.

    23And he knew him not, for his handes were rough like as ye handes of his brother Esau. And he blessed him.

    24And he sayde vnto him: art thou my sonsonne Esau? He answered: Yee I am.

    25Then sayde he: Bringe me here then to eate of thy venyson my sonne, that my soule maye blesse the. Then he brought it him, and he ate: and he brought him wyne also, and he dranke.

    26And Isaac his father sayde vnto him: Come nye, and kysse me my sonne.

  • 2And he sayde: Beholde, I am olde, and knowe not whan I shal dye.

  • Gen 27:36-39
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    36Then sayde he: He maye well be called Iacob, for he hath vndermined me now two tymes. My byrth right hath he awaye, and beholde, now taketh he awaye my blessynge also. And he sayde: Hast thou not kepte one blessynge for me?

    37Isaac answered, and sayde vnto him: I haue made him lorde ouer ye, and all his brethren haue I made his seruautes. With corne & wine haue I prouyded him. What shal I do vnto the now my sonne?

    38Esau sayde vnto his father? Hast thou not one blessynge more my father? O blesse me also my father. And he lift vp his voyce, & wepte.

    39Then Isaac his father answered and sayde vnto him: Beholde, thou shalt haue a fat dwellinge vpon earth, & of ye dew of heauen from aboue:

  • Gen 27:5-6
    2 verses
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    5But Rebecca herde these wordes, that Isaac sayde vnto his sonne. And Esau wente his waye in to the felde, to hunte venyson, and to brynge it home.

    6Then sayde Rebecca vnto Iacob hir sonne: beholde, I haue herde thy father talkinge with Esau thy brother, and sayenge:

  • 7Then sayde Isaac vnto his father Abraham: My father. Abraham answered: here I am, my sonne. And he sayde: lo, here is fyre and wodd, but where is the shepe for the brentofferynge?

  • 32Esau answered: Lo, I must dye neuerthelesse, what good then shall my byrthright do me?

  • 8Now therfore my sonne, heare my voyce, what I commaunde the:

  • 16Then Eli called him & sayde: Samuel my sonne. He answered: Beholde, here am I.

  • 26Anone therafter came his brother forth, which helde the hele of Esau with his hade, and they called him Iacob. Thre score yeare olde was Isaac, whan they were borne.

  • Gen 27:41-43
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    41And Esau bare euell wyll vnto Iacob, because of the blessynge that his father had blessed him withall, and sayde in his herte: The tyme wyll come shortly, that my father shal mourne, for I wil slaye my brother Iacob.

    42The was it tolde Rebecca of these wordes of hir elder sonne, and she sent, and bad call for Iacob hir yonger sonne, and saide vnto him: Beholde, thy brother Esau threateneth the, that he wil slaye the.

    43And now my sonne heare my voyce: Get the vp, and flye vnto my brother Laban in Haran,

  • Gen 27:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10this shalt thou brynge in vnto thy father, that he maye eate, that he maye blesse the before his death.

    11Neuertheles Iacob sayde vnto Rebecca his mother: Beholde, my brother Esau is tough, and I am smooth:

  • 1After these actes God tempted Abraham, and sayde vnto him: Abraham. And he answered: I am here.

  • 29& fell sicke, and dyed, & was gathered vnto his people, whan he was olde, & had lyued ynough: and his sonnes Esau & Iacob buried him.

  • 15and toke Esaus hir elder sonnes costly rayment (which she had with her in ye house) and put them vpon Iacob hir yonger sonne.