Genesis 27:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, “My son,” and he answered, “Here I am.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN ISAAC was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he answered him, Here I am.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.

Common English Bible

¹ When Isaac had grown old and his eyesight was failing, he summoned his older son Esau and said to him, “My son?” And Esau said, “I’m here.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were cloudy, and so he was not able to see. And he called his elder son Esau, and he said to him, "My son?" And he responded, "Here I am."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Genesis 27:1 Cross References

Genesis 25:33

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 48:10

Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

1 Kings 14:4

Jeroboam’s wife did so; she set out and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

Ecclesiastes 12:3

in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly;

John 9:3

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.

Deuteronomy 34:7

Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired, and his vigor had not abated.

1 Samuel 3:2

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room;