Genesis 25:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 25:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙
gâdal
H1431
to grow
הַנְּעָרִ֔ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֵשָׂ֗ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יֹדֵ֥עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
צַ֖יִד
tsayid
H6718
game
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
שָׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וְיַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
תָּ֔ם
tâm
H8535
perfect
יֹשֵׁ֖ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֹהָלִֽים
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the boys grew up, and Esau became a man who knew hunting, a man of the field, and Jacob a quiet man who stayed among the tents.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).