2 Esdras 3:16 - Revised Standard Version CI

And thou didst set apart Jacob for thyself, but Esau thou didst reject; and Jacob became a great multitude.

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Common English Bible

You set Jacob apart for yourself, but you set Esau aside, and Jacob became a great multitude.

Good News Translation (US Version)

You chose Jacob, and his descendants became a great nation, but you rejected Esau.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

You set apart Jacob for yourself, but rejected Esau. Jacob became a great multitude.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

You chose Jacob, and his descendants became a great nation, but you rejected Esau.

World English Bible British Edition

You set apart Jacob for yourself, but rejected Esau. Jacob became a great multitude.

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And unto him thou gavest Isaac, and unto Isaac thou gavest Jacob and Esau. And thou didst set apart Jacob for thyself, but didst put by Esau: and Jacob became a great multitude.

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