KJV King James Version
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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Genesis 27:26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
WEB World English Bible
His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
ASV American Standard Version
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Isaac his father saith to him, ‘Come nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son;’
Surrounding context — Genesis 27
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24 And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].
25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.
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