Genesis 27:41-43
1599 Geneva Bible
41 ¶ Therefore Esau hated Jacob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau thought in his mind, (A)The days of mourning for my father will come shortly, [a]then I will slay my brother Jacob.
42 And it was told to Rebekah of the words of Esau her elder son, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau [b]is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:
43 Now therefore my son, hear my voice: arise, and flee thou to Haran to my brother Laban,
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- Genesis 27:41 Hypocrites only abstain from doing evil for fear of men.
- Genesis 27:42 He hath good hope to recover his birthright by killing thee.
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