Genesis 27:13
11 Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
12 What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a blessing.”
His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
14 So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.
15 And Rebekah took the finest clothes in the house that belonged to her older son Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
- KJV
- And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
- WEB
- His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”
- ASV
- And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
- DARBY
- And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
- BLB
- And his mother said to him, “Let your curse [be] on me, my son. Only listen to my voice and go get [them] for me.”
- ÅB
- Da sa hans mor til ham: Den forbannelse skal jeg ta på meg min sønn! Bare lyd mitt råd og gå og hent meg kjeene!
- OTB
- Hans mor sa til ham: «Din forbannelse være over meg, min sønn; bare adlyd min stemme og gå, hent dem til meg.»
- B1930
- Da sa hans mor til ham: Den forbannelse skal jeg ta på mig min sønn! Bare lyd mitt råd og gå og hent mig kjeene!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
Read in context1 Samuel 25:24
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
Read in context2 Samuel 14:9
But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
Read in contextGenesis 25:33
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Read in context1 Samuel 14:36–45
And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
Read in context1 Samuel 14:24–28
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
Read in contextGenesis 43:9
I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
Read in contextGenesis 25:23
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
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