Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageFor you know that even afterward, when he longed to inherit the blessing, he was turned away; he found no way to undo what was done, though he wept bitterly searching for it.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor you know that even afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no means of reversing the outcome, even though he sought it with tears.
KJV
King James VersionFor ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
Footnotes
μετανοίας τόπον οὐχ εὗρεν — "he found no place/opportunity for repentance/change of mind" — is genuinely ambiguous. The final clause has αὐτήν (feminine), referring back to εὐλογίαν ("the blessing") — Esav sought the blessing, not repentance, with tears. The "place for repentance" most likely means no reversal of the sealed outcome was possible. F.O.G. reads "no means of reversing the outcome"; F.O.G. Message reads "no way to undo what was done" — both take the reading that the kairos had passed irrevocably.
