Genesis 27:45

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?””

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BSBPD

“until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“till thy brother's anger turn back from thee, and he hath forgotten that which thou hast done to him, and I have sent and taken thee from thence; why am I bereaved even of you both the same day?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 27:45 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
  2. Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
  3. Genesis 27:35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
  4. 2 Samuel 14:6And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
  5. Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
  6. Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
  7. Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  8. James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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