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41 Esau’s enmity. Jacob sent to Paddan-aram GENESIS 27:34–28:4
sure, and so he said: “Who, then,
was it that hunted for game and
came bringing it to me, so that
I ate of everything before you
could come in and I blessed him?
Blessed too he will become!” a
34 On hearing his father’s
words Esau began to cry out
in an extremely loud and bitter
manner and to say to his father:
b “Bless me, even me too,
my father!” c 35 Buthewenton
to say: “Your brother came with
deception that he might get the
blessing meant for you.” d 36 At
this he said: “Is that not why
his name is called Jacob, in that
he should supplant me these two
times? e My birthright he has already
taken, f and here at this
time he has taken my blessing!”
g Then he added: “Have you
not reserved a blessing for me?”
37 But in answer to Esau Isaac
continued: “Here I have appointed
him master over you, h and all
his brothers I have given to him
as servants, i and grain and new
wine I have bestowed for his support,
j and where is there anything
I can do for you, my son?”
38 Then Esau said to his father:
“Is there just one blessing
that you have, my father? Bless
me, even me too, my father!” k
With that Esau raised his voice
and burst into tears. l 39 So in
answer Isaac his father said to
him:
“Behold, away from the fertile
soils of the earth your dwelling
will be found, and away from
the dew of the heavens above. m
40 And by your sword you will
live, n and your brother you will
serve. o But it will certainly occur
that, when you grow restless,
you will indeed break his yoke off
your neck.” p
41 However, Esau harbored
animosity for Jacob on account
of the blessing with which his fatherhadblessedhim,
q and Esau
kept saying in his heart: r “The
CHAP. 27
a Ro 9:13
b Lu 13:28
c Heb 12:17
d De 21:17
Mal 1:2
Ga 3:9
e Ge 25:26
Ge 32:28
Ho 12:3
f Ge 25:34
Mt 5:33
Heb 6:16
g Ge 27:28
h Ge 25:23
Ge 27:29
Ro 9:12
i Ge 49:8
j De 33:28
Joe 2:19
k Heb 12:17
l Isa 65:14
m Jos 24:4
Heb 11:20
n Ge 32:6
Nu 20:18
o Ge 25:23
2Sa 8:14
p 2Ki 8:20
2Ch 28:17
q Ge 4:5
Ge 37:11
Am 1:11
1Jo 2:11
r Ps 140:2
Mr 7:21
Second Col.
a Ge 35:29
b Ge 4:8
1Jo 3:15
c Ge 37:18
Ps 64:6
Pr 6:17
d Pr 1:8
Col 3:20
e Ge 28:5
f Ps 37:8
g Ex 4:19
Mt 5:22
h Ge 26:35
Ge 28:8
i Ge 24:3
CHAP. 28
j Ge 24:37
Ex 34:15
1Ki 11:1
1Co 7:39
2Co 6:14
k Ge 29:16
l Ge 17:5
Ge 46:15
1Ch 2:1
Ro 4:17
m Ge 12:2
n Ge 15:5
Ro 9:7
Ga 3:29
o Ge 12:7
Ge 15:13
Ge 17:8
p Heb 11:9
days of the period of mourning
formyfatheraregettingcloser. a
After that I am going to kill Jacob
my brother.” b 42 When the
words of Esau her older son were
told to Re·bekah, she at once
sent and called Jacob her younger
son and said to him: “Look!
Esau your brother is comforting
himself in regard to you—to kill
you. c 43 Now,then,myson,listen
to my voice and get up, d
run away to Laban my brother
at Haran. e 44 And you must
dwell with him for some days until
the rage of your brother
calms down, f 45 until the anger
of your brother turns away
from you and he has forgotten
what you have done to him. g And
I shall certainly send and get you
from there. Why should I be bereaved
also of both of YOU in one
day?”
46 After that Re·bekah kept
saying to Isaac: “I have come to
abhor this life of mine because of
the daughters of Heth. h If Jacob
ever takes a wife from the daughters
of Heth like these from the
daughters of the land, of what
good is life to me?” i
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Consequently Isaac called
Jacobandblessedhimand
commanded him and said to
him: “You must not take a wife
from the daughters of Canaan. j
2 Get up, go to Paddan-aram to
the house of Be·thuel the father
of your mother and from there
take yourself a wife from the
daughters of Laban the brother
of your mother. k 3 And God
Almighty will bless you and
make you fruitful and multiply
you, and you will certainly
become a congregation of peoples.
l 4 And he will give to you
the blessing of Abraham, m to you
and to your seed with you, n that
you may take possession of the
land of your alien residences, o
which God has given to Abraham.”
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