He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Genesis 25:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the boys grew up, Esau was a cunning and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a plain and quiet man, dwelling in tents. American Standard Version (1901) And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. Common English Bible When the young men grew up, Esau became an outdoorsman who knew how to hunt, and Jacob became a quiet man who stayed at home. Catholic Public Domain Version And as adults, Esau became a knowledgeable hunter and a man of agriculture, but Jacob, a simple man, dwelt in tents. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents. |
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.
By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother, but when you break loose, you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our ancestors,’ in order that you may settle in the land of Goshen, because all shepherds are abhorrent to the Egyptians.”
These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in his integrity, although you incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.”
Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable.
nor shall you ever build a house or sow seed, nor shall you plant a vineyard or even own one, but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you reside.’
By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.