20And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put it in my way.


In Context

17 and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

18 And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?

19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

20 And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put it in my way.

21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

Genesis 27:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:20And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:20Isaac asked his son, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" "The Lord your God gave me success," he replied.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:20And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:20And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:20And 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 sent me good speed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20And Isaac said to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20Isaac said to his son, |How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?| He said, |Because Yahweh your God gave me success.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:20And Isaac saith unto his son, 'What is this thou hast hasted to find, my son?' and he saith, 'That which Jehovah thy God hath caused to come before me.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:20And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD your God brought it to me.