And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
WEB
His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
YLT
and his mother saith to him, `On me thy disesteem, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go, take for me.'
DBT
And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)