Genesis 27:42
40 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
43 So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
44 Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—
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.
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- BSB
- When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
- KJV
- And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
- WEB
- The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
- ASV
- And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.
- DARBY
- And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.
- BLB
- And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah, and she sent and called for Jacob her younger son, and she said to him, “Behold, Esau your brother is comforting himself concerning you, to kill you.
- ÅB
- Og Rebekka fikk vite hva Esau, hennes eldste sønn, hadde sagt; da sendte hun bud etter Jakob, sin yngste sønn, og sa til ham: Se, Esau, din bror, vil hevne seg på deg og slå deg ihjel.
- OTB
- Da ordene til hennes eldste sønn Esau ble rapportert til Rebekka, sendte hun bud etter sin yngre sønn Jakob og sa til ham: «Se, din bror Esau trøster seg med å planlegge å drepe deg.
- B1930
- Og Rebekka fikk vite hvad Esau, hennes eldste sønn, hadde sagt; da sendte hun bud efter Jakob, sin yngste sønn, og sa til ham: Se, Esau, din bror, vil hevne sig på dig og slå dig ihjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 30:5
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
Read in contextPsalms 64:5
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Read in contextProverbs 4:16–17
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Read in contextProverbs 2:14
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Read in contextGenesis 42:21–22
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
Read in contextGenesis 37:18–20
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
Read in contextJob 20:12–14
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
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