Genesis 27:1
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Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing
27:1When1 Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind,2 he called his older3 son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau4 replied.
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- 1 The clause begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making it subordinate to the main clause that follows later in the sentence.
- 2 Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”
- 3 Heb “greater” (in terms of age).
- 4 Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.”
“Here I am,” he answered.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.”
And he answered, “Here I am.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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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