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Genesis 27:41-28:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Jacob Escapes Esau’s Fury

41 Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”(A) 42 But the words of her elder son Esau were told to Rebekah, so she sent and called her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,(B) 44 and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away— 45 until your brother’s anger against you turns away, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women such as these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”(C)

28 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women.(D) 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.(E) 3 May God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.(F) 4 May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien, land that God gave to Abraham.”(G) 5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

Footnotes

  1. 28.3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
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Genesis 27:41-28:5
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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

  1. Genesis 27:41 Lit in his heart
  2. Genesis 27:43 Lit flee for yourself
  3. Genesis 27:44 Lit turns away
  4. Genesis 27:45 Lit turns away from you
  5. Genesis 27:46 Lit my life
  6. Genesis 28:1 Lit and said to
  7. Genesis 28:3 Heb El Shaddai
  8. Genesis 28:4 Lit seed
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