Genesis 27:41-28:5
New American Standard Bible
41 So Esau (A)held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said [a]to himself, “(B)The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” 42 Now when the words of her elder son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent word and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, “Behold your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you by planning to kill you. 43 Now then, my son, (C)obey my voice, and arise, [b]flee to (D)Haran, to my brother (E)Laban! 44 Stay with him (F)a few days, until your brother’s fury [c]subsides, 45 until your brother’s anger [d]against you subsides and he forgets (G)what you did to him. Then I will send word and get you from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of [e]living because of (H)the daughters of Heth; (I)if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth like these from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
Jacob Is Sent Away
28 So Isaac called Jacob and (J)blessed him and commanded him, [f]saying to him, “(K)You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of (L)Bethuel your mother’s father; and from there take to yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May [g](M)God Almighty (N)bless you and (O)make you fruitful and (P)multiply you, so that you may become a (Q)multitude of peoples. 4 May He also give you the (R)blessing of Abraham, to you and to your [h]descendants with you, so that you may (S)possess the land where you (T)live as a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.” 5 Then (U)Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Footnotes
- Genesis 27:41 Lit in his heart
- Genesis 27:43 Lit flee for yourself
- Genesis 27:44 Lit turns away
- Genesis 27:45 Lit turns away from you
- Genesis 27:46 Lit my life
- Genesis 28:1 Lit and said to
- Genesis 28:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 28:4 Lit seed
Genesis 27:41-28:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esau’s Anger
41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart: “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42 When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she summoned her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Listen, your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you. 43 So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, 44 and stay with him for a few days until your brother’s anger subsides— 45 until your brother’s rage turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”
46 So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women.(A) If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them,[a] what good is my life?”(B)
Jacob’s Departure
28 Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him: “Don’t take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you(C) so that you become an assembly of peoples.(D) 4 May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham(E) so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”(F) 5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Footnotes
- Genesis 27:46 Lit of these daughters of the land
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