Genesis 27:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 27:12 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 27:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 27:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.””
Genesis 27:12 — World English Bible
Genesis 27:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. ”
Genesis 27:12 — American Standard Version
Genesis 27:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;'”
Genesis 27:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 27:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing. ”
Genesis 27:12 — Darby Translation
Genesis 27:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“My father may possibly feele me, and I shall seem to him to be a mocker: so shall I bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.”
Genesis 27:12 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 27:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Perhaps my father will feel me, and I will be in his eyes as a deceiver, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing."”
Genesis 27:12 — The Living Sword
Genesis 27:12 in Context — Genesis 27
10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
What Does Genesis 27:12 Mean?
Genesis 27:12 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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