Joshua 24:4 - Easy To Read Version

And I gave Isaac two sons named Jacob and Esau. To Esau, I gave the land around the mountains of Seir. Jacob and his sons did not live there. They went to live in the land of Egypt.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Common English Bible

To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Mount Seir to Esau to take over. But Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

and I gave to him Isaac. And to him, I gave again Jacob and Esau. And I gave mount Seir to Esau as a possession. Yet truly, Jacob and his sons descended into Egypt.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And gave him Isaac. And to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Joshua 24:4 Cross References

Genesis 32:3

Jacob’s brother Esau was living in the area called Seir. This area was the hill country of Edom. [190] Jacob sent messengers to Esau.

Genesis 36:9

Esau is the father of the people of Edom. [216] These are the names of Esau’s family living in the hill country of Seir (Edom):

Psalm 105:23

Then Israel came to Egypt.\par Jacob lived in Ham’s country. {\cf2\super [551]} \par

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift {\cf2\super [612]} from the Lord.\par They are a reward from a mother’s body.\par

Acts 7:15

So Jacob went down to Egypt. Jacob and our fathers \{lived there until they\} died.

Deuteronomy 2:5

Don’t fight them. I will not give you any of their land—not even a foot of it. Why? Because I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to keep as his own.