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Genesis 27:20

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

KJV

Rursumque Isaac ad filium suum : Quomodo, inquit, tam cito invenire potuisti, fili mi ? Qui respondit : Voluntas Dei fuit ut cito occurreret mihi quod volebam.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Τί τοῦτο ὃ ταχὺ εὗρες, ὦ τέκνον; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Ὃ παρέδωκεν Κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἐναντίον μου.

LXX

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יִצְחָק֙ אֶל בְּנ֔/וֹ מַה זֶּ֛ה מִהַ֥רְתָּ לִ/מְצֹ֖א בְּנִ֑/י וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥י הִקְרָ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ לְ/פָנָֽ/י

Hebrew

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People Isaac

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
הוּ
hv
verb · 27×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְמַהֵ֣ר
ymhr
verb · 64×
יִצְחָ֖ק
ytschq
proper_noun · 108×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 20:7 — Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
  • Gen 24:12 — And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
  • Heb 7:7 — And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
  • Job 13:7 — Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?