Genesis 25:27
World English Bible (WEB)
The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
In context
25 The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
26 After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
27 The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
Genesis 25:27 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
- KJV King James Version
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the boys grew: and Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents.