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Do exactly as I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to me as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to my voice as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen [carefully] to me [and do exactly] as I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my son, listen to me and do what I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now obey every order I give you, my son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now, my son, listen carefully to what I want you to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now listen to me, Son, and do what I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now, son," Rebecca continued, "listen to me and do what I say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to what I have to say and pay attention to what I'm about to tell you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, according to that which I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, my son, listen to my voice, to that which I am commanding you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now my son, hear to my voice, according to that I command thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, now my son, agree to my counsel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, my son, obey me in what I am about to order you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my word as I command you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, listen to me according to that which I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now my son, listen to my voice, whatever I command you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice according to that which I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6370" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Jacob's Deception</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’ <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">my voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and do exactly as</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·wāh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāḵ (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Genesis 25:28</a></span><br />Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Genesis 28:6-7</a></span><br />Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” / and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18-20</a></span><br />Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3-4</a></span><br />Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. / When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Genesis 37:18-20</a></span><br />Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. / “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another. / “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15-17</a></span><br />If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, / when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. / Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">1 Samuel 2:22-25</a></span><br />Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. / No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">1 Samuel 3:13</a></span><br />I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Proverbs 1:8</a></span><br />Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">Proverbs 6:20</a></span><br />My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Genesis 27:13</a></b></br> And his mother said unto him, Upon me <i>be</i> thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto her, Two nations <i>are</i> in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and <i>the one</i> people shall be stronger than <i>the other</i> people; and the elder shall serve the younger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19</a></b></br> But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Command</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/genesis/26-32.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-35.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Command</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, family ties were crucial, and the role of the mother was significant in guiding her children. Rebekah's use of "my son" underscores her authority and emotional connection, which she leverages to influence Jacob's actions.<p><b>listen to my voice</b><br>Listening to one's parents was a fundamental expectation in biblical times, rooted in the commandment to honor one's father and mother (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>). Rebekah's insistence on Jacob listening to her voice highlights the importance of obedience within the family structure. This phrase also echoes the broader biblical theme of listening to God's voice, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, where Israel is called to hear and obey the Lord.<p><b>and do exactly as I tell you</b><br>Rebekah's directive to Jacob to follow her instructions precisely reflects the urgency and importance of the task at hand. This mirrors other biblical instances where precise obedience is required, such as God's instructions to Noah regarding the ark (<a href="/genesis/6-22.htm">Genesis 6:22</a>) or Moses concerning the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9</a>). The emphasis on exactness also foreshadows the meticulous nature of God's law and the need for Israel to adhere to His commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>- The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob. She plays a pivotal role in the events of <a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a> by orchestrating a plan for Jacob to receive Isaac's blessing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>- The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah. He is instructed by his mother to deceive his father, Isaac, to receive the blessing meant for Esau.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>- The father of Esau and Jacob, and husband to Rebekah. He intends to bless Esau, his firstborn, but is deceived by Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>- The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah. He is the intended recipient of Isaac's blessing but is ultimately deceived by his brother Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent.htm">The Tent</a></b><br>- The setting where Rebekah instructs Jacob to deceive Isaac, highlighting the domestic and intimate nature of the family dynamics.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_authority.htm">Obedience and Authority</a></b><br>Rebekah's instruction to Jacob highlights the importance of obedience to parental authority. However, it also raises questions about the morality of such obedience when it involves deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_vs._human_scheming.htm">Divine Sovereignty vs. Human Scheming</a></b><br>The account demonstrates how God's purposes prevail despite human manipulation. Rebekah's actions, though deceptive, align with God's earlier revelation about Jacob's future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_favoritism.htm">Family Dynamics and Favoritism</a></b><br>The favoritism shown by Isaac and Rebekah towards their sons leads to conflict and deception. This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of partiality within families.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_dilemmas_and_conscience.htm">Moral Dilemmas and Conscience</a></b><br>Jacob's decision to follow his mother's plan presents a moral dilemma. Believers are encouraged to weigh their actions against God's commandments and seek His guidance in complex situations.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now therefore, my son</span>, - Jacob at this time was not a lad, but a grown man of mature years (if Isaac was 137, he must have been 77), which shows that in the following transaction he was rather an accomplice than a tool - <span class="cmt_word">obey my voice according to that which I command thee.</span> We can scarcely here think of a mother laying her imperative instructions on a docile and unquestioning child; but of a wily woman detailing her well-concocted scheme to a son whom she discerns to be possessed of a like crafty disposition with herself, and whom she seeks to gain over to her stratagem by reminding him of the close and endearing relationship in which they stand to one another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen to</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֹלִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do exactly as</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tell</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:8 Now therefore my son obey my voice (Gen. 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