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 E tu as levarás a teu pai, e comerá, para que te abençoe antes de sua morte.

11 E Jacó disse a Rebeca sua mãe: Eis que Esaú meu irmão é homem peludo, e eu liso:

12 Talvez meu pai me apalpe, e me terá por enganador, e trarei sobre mim maldição e não bênção.

13 E sua mãe respondeu: Filho meu, sobre mim tua maldição: somente obedece à minha voz, e vai e traze-os a mim.

14 Então ele foi, e tomou, e trouxe-os à sua mãe: e sua mãe fez guisados, como seu pai gostava.

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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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