2 Esdras 3:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁶ 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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Common English Bible

¹⁶ You set Jacob apart for yourself, but you set Esau aside, and Jacob became a great multitude.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁶ You chose Jacob, and his descendants became a great nation, but you rejected Esau.

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

¹⁶ You set apart Jacob for yourself, but rejected Esau. Jacob became a great multitude.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

¹⁶ You chose Jacob, and his descendants became a great nation, but you rejected Esau.

World English Bible British Edition

¹⁶ You set apart Jacob for yourself, but rejected Esau. Jacob became a great multitude.

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