Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;
Genesis 27:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, See here now; I am old, I do not know when I may die. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. Common English Bible He said, “I’m old and don’t know when I will die. Catholic Public Domain Version His father said to him: "You see that I am old, and I do not know the day of my death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. |
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;
And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
and said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;
whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.