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

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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 Y tú las llevarás á tu padre, y comerá, para que te bendiga antes de su muerte.

11 Y Jacob dijo á Rebeca su madre: He aquí, Esaú mi hermano es hombre velloso, y yo lampiño:

12 Quizá me tentará mi padre, y me tendrá por burlador, y traeré sobre mí maldición y no bendición.

13 Y su madre respondió: Hijo mío, sobre mí tu maldición: solamente obedece á mi voz, y ve y tráemelos.

14 Entonces él fué, y tomó, y trájolos á su madre: y su madre hizo guisados, como su padre gustaba.

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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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