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Gen. 25:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunningp hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling inq tents.

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Gen. 27:3• ³Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; (Gen. 27:3)

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Heb. 11:9• ⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: (Heb. 11:9)

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a cunning.

Gen. 10:9• ⁹He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. (Gen. 10:9)

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Gen. 21:20• ²⁰And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. (Gen. 21:20)

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Gen. 27:3‑5,40• ³Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
⁴And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
⁵And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
⁴⁰And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. (Gen. 27:3‑5,40)

a plain main.

Gen. 6:9• ⁹These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. (Gen. 6:9)

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Gen. 28:10‑11• ¹⁰And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
¹¹And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. (Gen. 28:10‑11)

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Gen. 31:39‑41• ³⁹That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
⁴⁰Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
⁴¹Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. (Gen. 31:39‑41)

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Gen. 46:34• ³⁴That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. (Gen. 46:34)

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Job 1:1,8• ¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
⁸And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? (Job 1:1,8)

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Job 2:3• ³And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. (Job 2:3)

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Psa. 37:37• ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. (Psa. 37:37)

dwelling.

Heb. 11:9• ⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: (Heb. 11:9)

• In Jacob there was nothing naturally attractive (“Genesis 25” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.