Genesis 25:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the boys grew; and Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a simple man, dwelling in tents.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the boys{H5288} grew:{H1431} and Esau{H6215} was a skilful{H3045} hunter,{H6718} a man{H376} of the field;{H7704} and Jacob{H3290} was a quiet{H8535} man,{H376} dwelling{H3427} in tents.{H168}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the boys{H5288} grew{H1431}{(H8799)}: and Esau{H6215} was a cunning{H3045}{(H8802)} hunter{H6718}, a man{H376} of the field{H7704}; and Jacob{H3290} was a plain{H8535} man{H376}, dwelling{H3427}{(H8802)} in tents{H168}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and the boyes grewe and Esau became a conynge hunter and a tyllman. But Iacob was a simple man and dwelled in the tentes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an husbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunnyng hunter, and a wylde man: but Iacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tentes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted `with' hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob `is' a plain man, inhabiting tents;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
  • Gen 21:20 : 20 And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
  • Gen 27:3-5 : 3 Now therefore take, I ask you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me some venison; 4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison and to bring it.
  • Gen 27:40 : 40 And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.
  • Gen 28:10-11 : 10 And Jacob departed from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he came upon a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of that place, and put it for his pillow, and lay down in that place to sleep.
  • Gen 31:39-41 : 39 That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it; from my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have changed my wages ten times.
  • Gen 46:34 : 34 That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been with livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers, that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is detestable to the Egyptians.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and avoided evil.
  • Job 1:8 : 8 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
  • Job 2:3 : 3 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God, and shuns evil? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright, for the end of that man is peace.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
  • Gen 10:9 : 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, 'Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 27:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30 And it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

    31 And he also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, so that your soul may bless me.

  • Gen 25:28-30
    3 verses
    79%

    28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

    29 And Jacob boiled stew, and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

    30 And Esau said to Jacob, Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

  • Gen 25:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

    26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

  • Gen 27:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison and to bring it.

    6 And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Look, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

  • Gen 27:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14 And he went, and got them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

    15 And Rebekah took the best garments of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son:

    16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck:

  • Gen 27:11
    76%

    11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

  • Gen 27:41-42
    2 verses
    74%

    41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.

    42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau, concerning you, comforts himself, planning to kill you.

  • Gen 27:22
    73%

    22 And Jacob went near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

  • Gen 27:19
    72%

    19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me: arise, I ask you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.

  • Gen 21:20
    71%

    20 And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

  • Gen 25:34
    71%

    34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

  • 1 Chr 1:34
    71%

    34 Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

  • Gen 36:6
    70%

    6 And Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the persons of his house, and his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had obtained in the land of Canaan; and he went into another land away from his brother Jacob.

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