KJV King James Version
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.
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Genesis 27:34
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
WEB World English Bible
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, my father.”
ASV American Standard Version
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, ‘Bless me, me also, O my father;’
Surrounding context — Genesis 27
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33 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.
34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
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כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearעֵשָׂו֙H6215 · e.savEsauאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דִּבְרֵ֣יH1697 · da.varwordאָבִ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּצְעַ֣קH6817 · tsa.aqto cryצְעָקָ֔הH6818 · tsa.a.qahcryגְּדֹלָ֥הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוּמָרָ֖הH4751 · marbitterעַד־H5704 · adtillמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלְאָבִ֔יוH1 · avfatherבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיH1288 · ba.rakhto blessגַם־H1571 · gamalsoאָ֖נִיH589 · a.niIאָבִֽי׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Hebrews 12:17For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.Luke 13:24-28Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.Proverbs 1:24-28Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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