Genesis 27:42
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
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.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
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
- 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
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Read in contextPsalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Read in contextProverbs 4:16–17
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Read in contextProverbs 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Read in contextGenesis 42:21–22
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Read in contextGenesis 37:18–20
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Read in contextJob 20:12–14
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
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