Genesis 27:35
New International Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

New Living Translation
But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”

English Standard Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”

Berean Standard Bible
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

King James Bible
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

New King James Version
But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

New American Standard Bible
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

NASB 1995
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

NASB 1977
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and has taken away your blessing.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

Amplified Bible
Isaac said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has [fraudulently] taken away your blessing [for himself].”

Christian Standard Bible
But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

American Standard Version
And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
His father said to him, “Your brother came in by treachery and he has taken your blessings.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.

Contemporary English Version
Isaac answered, "Your brother tricked me and stole your blessing."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.

English Revised Version
And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Isaac said, "Your brother came and deceived me and has taken away your blessing."

Good News Translation
Isaac answered, "Your brother came and deceived me. He has taken away your blessing."

International Standard Version
Isaac replied, "Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

Literal Standard Version
and he says, “Your brother has come with subtlety, and takes your blessing.”

Majority Standard Bible
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

New American Bible
When Isaac said, “Your brother came here by a ruse and carried off your blessing,”

NET Bible
But Isaac replied, "Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing."

New Revised Standard Version
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

World English Bible
He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

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Context
The Stolen Blessing
34When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!” 35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” 36So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”…

Cross References
Genesis 27:19
Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may bless me."

Genesis 27:33
Isaac began to tremble violently and said, "Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him--and indeed, he will be blessed!"

Jeremiah 9:4
"Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.


Treasury of Scripture

And he said, Your brother came with subtlety, and has taken away your blessing.

Genesis 27:19-23
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me…

2 Kings 10:19
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

Job 13:7
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

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Genesis 27
1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.
6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.
14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.
30. Esau brings venison.
33. Isaac trembles.
34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.
41. He threatens Jacob's life.
42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.














Verse 35. - And he (i.e. Isaac) said, Thy brother came with subtlety, - with wisdom (Onkelos); rather with fraud, μετά δόλου (LXX.) - and hath taken away thy blessing - i.e. the blessing which I thought was thine, since Isaac now understood that from the first it had been designed for Jacob.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But [Isaac] replied,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Your brother
אָחִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

came
בָּ֥א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

deceitfully
בְּמִרְמָ֑ה (bə·mir·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery

and took
וַיִּקַּ֖ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

your blessing.”
בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃ (bir·ḵā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity


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