He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
- BSB But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
- NKJV But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”
- NASB And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”
- NLT But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
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- 1 Th 4:6that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
- Mal 2:10Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
- Job 13:7Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
- Rom 3:7–8For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
- 2 Cor 4:7But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
- 2 Kgs 10:19Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshipers, and all of his priests. Let no one be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live.” But Jehu did deceptively, intending to destroy the worshipers of Baal.
- Gen 27:19–23Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.”
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