Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
- BSB 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!”
- NKJV Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.”
- NASB Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who then was he who hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate from all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”
- NLT Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”
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- Gen 28:3–4May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Job 21:6When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.
- Rom 11:29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
- Job 37:1“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
- Ps 55:5Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
- John 10:28–29I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- John 10:10The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
- Rom 5:20–21The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;
- Heb 11:20By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
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