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.
Genesis 27:34 in other translations
| BSB | 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!” |
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| WEB | When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, my father.” |
| ASV | 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 | 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;' |
| DARBY | When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me — me also, my father! |
| BBE | And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father! |
| Webster | And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. |
What does Genesis 27:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 27:30-35
30-35. Esau came in from his hunting--Scarcely had the former scene been concluded, when the fraud was discovered. The emotions of Isaac, as well as Esau, may easily be imagined--the astonishment, alarm, and sorrow of the one; the disappointment and indignation of the other. But a moment's reflection convinced the aged patriarch that the transfer of the blessing was "of the Lord," and now irrevocable. The…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40
When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual blessings for that which is of no value, will, in vain, ask urgently for them. Isaac, when made sensible of the deceit practised on him, trembled exceedingly. Those who follow the choice of their own…
Genesis 27:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 27:34
- Hebrews 12:17
For 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 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- 1 Samuel 30:4
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
- Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
- Luke 13:24-28
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. …
- Proverbs 1:24-28
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. …
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1Sa 30:4; Pr 1:24-28,31; 19:3; Lu 13:24-28; Heb 12:17
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Context
- Genesis 27:33
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.
- 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.
- Genesis 27:35
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
Genesis 27:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Como Esaú oyó las palabras de su padre, clamó con una muy grande y muy amarga exclamación, y le dijo: Bendíceme también á mí, padre mío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Lorsque Ésaü entendit les paroles de son père, il jeta un cri très grand et amer; et il dit à son père: Bénis-moi, moi aussi, mon père! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als Esau die Worte seines Vaters hörte, da schrie er mit einem großen und bitterlichen Geschrei über die Maßen und sprach zu seinem Vater: Segne mich, auch mich, mein Vater! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Auditis Esau sermonibus patris, irrugiit clamore magno: et consternatus, ait: Benedic etiam et mihi, pater mi. |