Genesis 25:27 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And the boys grew: and Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents.
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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;
| And the boys | וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ | wayyigdĕlû | va-yeeɡ-deh-LOO |
| grew: | הַנְּעָרִ֔ים | hannĕʿārîm | ha-neh-ah-REEM |
| and Esau | וַיְהִ֣י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| was | עֵשָׂ֗ו | ʿēśāw | ay-SAHV |
| a cunning | אִ֛ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| hunter, | יֹדֵ֥עַ | yōdēaʿ | yoh-DAY-ah |
| a man | צַ֖יִד | ṣayid | TSA-yeed |
| field; the of | אִ֣ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| and Jacob | שָׂדֶ֑ה | śāde | sa-DEH |
| plain a was | וְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ | wĕyaʿăqōb | veh-ya-uh-KOVE |
| man, | אִ֣ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| dwelling | תָּ֔ם | tām | tahm |
| in tents. | יֹשֵׁ֖ב | yōšēb | yoh-SHAVE |
| אֹֽהָלִֽים׃ | ʾōhālîm | OH-ha-LEEM |