KJV King 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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Genesis 27:1
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”
ASV American Standard 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 elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, ‘My son;’ and he saith unto him, ‘Here am I.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 27
1 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.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;
4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
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וַיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforזָקֵ֣ןH2204 · za.qenbe oldיִצְחָ֔קH3327 · yits.chaqIsaacוַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָH3543 · ka.hahto grow dimעֵינָ֖יוH5869 · a.yineyeמֵרְאֹ֑תH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוַיִּקְרָ֞אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֵשָׂ֣ו׀H6215 · e.savEsauבְּנ֣וֹH1121 · benson: childהַגָּדֹ֗לH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)בְּנִ֔יH1121 · benson: childוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֖יוH413 · elto(wards)הִנֵּֽנִי׃H2009 · hin.nehbehold
Cross-references
Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, [so that] he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.1 Samuel 3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;Genesis 25:23-25And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.John 9:3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.Ecclesiastes 12:3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
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