Genesis 27:34 — Compare Translations

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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.

English Amplified

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a great and bitter cry and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father! [Heb. 12:16, 17.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with a great and bitter cry and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father! [Heb. 12:16, 17.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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!

English EASY 2024

Esau heard what his father had said and he cried aloud. He was very upset. He said, ‘My father, please bless me too!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When Esau heard his father's words, he became very angry and bitter. He cried out and said to his father, "Then bless me also, father!"

As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When Esau heard this, he cried out loudly and bitterly and said, “Give me your blessing also, father!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

When Esau understood, he let out a loud and bitter cry. "O my father, bless me, too!" he begged.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me-- me too, my father!"

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

As Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, me also, O my father!”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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!”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

On hearing his father's words, Esau burst into loud, bitter sobbing. "Father, bless me too!" he begged.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When Esau heard his father’s words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Esau heard his father's words. Then he began crying loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, "Bless me! Bless me too, my father!"

English NIV

When Esau heard his father's words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me-me too, my father!"

English NKJ 1982

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me also, O my father!”

English NLT

When Esau understood, he let out a loud and bitter cry. "O my father, bless me, too!" he begged.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, me also, father!"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst into bitter weeping and uncontrollable sobbing. He said to his father, “ Bless me! Bless me too, father!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

(Esau begins to sob with deep and bitter sobs.) Esau: “O my father, bless me, bless me too!“

English Tyndale 1537

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out greatly and bitterly above measure, and said unto his father: bless me also my father.