KJV King James Version
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 27:3
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
WEB World English Bible
Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
ASV American Standard Version
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and now, take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt for me provision,
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.
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].
6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעַתָּה֙H6258 · at.tahnowשָׂא־H5375 · na.sato lift: raiseנָ֣אH4994 · napleaseכֵלֶ֔יךָH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilתֶּלְיְךָ֖H8522 · te.liquiverוְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָH7198 · qe.shetbowוְצֵא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהַשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704 · sa.daySirionוְצ֥וּדָהH6679 · tsudto huntלִּ֖יH9030 · nimeצָֽיִד׃H6718 · tsa.yidwild game
Cross-references
Genesis 25:27-28And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.1 Corinthians 6:12All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
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