Genesis 27:42

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, 'Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younr son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the words{H1697} of Esau{H6215} her elder{H1419} son{H1121} were told{H5046} to Rebekah;{H7259} and she sent{H7971} and called{H7121} Jacob{H3290} her younger{H6996} son,{H1121} and said{H559} unto him, Behold, thy brother{H251} Esau,{H6215} as touching thee, doth comfort{H5162} himself, [purposing] to kill{H2026} thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And these words{H1697} of Esau{H6215} her elder{H1419} son{H1121} were told{H5046}{(H8714)} to Rebekah{H7259}: and she sent{H7971}{(H8799)} and called{H7121}{(H8799)} Jacob{H3290} her younger{H6996} son{H1121}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Behold, thy brother{H251} Esau{H6215}, as touching thee, doth comfort{H5162}{(H8693)} himself, purposing to kill{H2026}{(H8800)} thee.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And these wordes of Esau hir eldest sonne were told to Rebecca. And she sente ad called Iacob hir yongest sonne and sayde vnto hi: beholde thy brother Esau threatneth to kyll the:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The 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.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And 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.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, `Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, `purposing' to kill thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, she quickly summoned her younger son Jacob and told him,“Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:18-20 : 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer comes. 20 Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
  • Gen 42:21-22 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.
  • 1 Sam 30:5 : 5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
  • Job 20:12-14 : 12 Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue, 13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it, but keeps it still within his mouth, 14 Yet his food in his stomach is turned, it is the venom of asps within him.
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversity of the wicked;
  • Prov 4:16-17 : 16 For they do not sleep unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

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