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Joshua 24:4

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

KJV

et dedi ei Isaac : illique rursum dedi Jacob et Esau. E quibus, Esau dedi montem Seir ad possidendum : Jacob vero et filii ejus descenderunt in Ægyptum.

Vulgate

καὶ τῷ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακὼβ καὶ τὸν Ἠσαύ· ἔδωκα τῷ Ἠσαὺ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σηεὶρ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτῷ. καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ κατέβησαν εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἐγένοντο ἐκεῖ εἰς ἔθνος μέγα καὶ πολὺ καὶ κραταιόν· καὶ ἐκάκωσαν αὐτοὺς οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι.

LXX

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

ASV

וָ/אֶתֵּ֣ן לְ/יִצְחָ֔ק אֶֽת יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְ/אֶת עֵשָׂ֑ו וָ/אֶתֵּ֨ן לְ/עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶת הַ֤ר שֵׂעִיר֙ לָ/רֶ֣שֶׁת אוֹת֔/וֹ וְ/יַעֲקֹ֥ב וּ/בָנָ֖י/ו יָרְד֥וּ מִצְרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People IsaacEsauJacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
הּ
h
verb · 232×
יִצְחָ֖ק
ytschq
proper_noun · 108×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
עֵשָׂ֔ו
'shv
proper_noun · 97×
שֵׂעִ֔יר
sh'yr
proper_noun · 39×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 20:23 — For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destr
  • Acts 7:15 — So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
  • Deut 2:5 — Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
  • Deut 2:5 — Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
  • Gen 15:14 — And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
  • Gen 25:24 — And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
  • Gen 27:39 — And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
  • Gen 32:3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  • Gen 36:8 — Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
  • Gen 46:6 — And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: