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Genesis 27:41-43
International Standard Version
Genesis 27:41-43
International Standard Version
41 So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself,[a] “The time[b] to mourn for my father is very near. That’s when I’m going to kill my brother Jacob.”
42 Eventually, what Rebekah’s older son Esau had been saying was reported to her, so she sent for her younger son Jacob and warned him, “Look! Your brother is planning to get even by killing you.[c] 43 Son, you’d better do what I say! Get up, run off to my brother Laban in Haran,
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- Genesis 27:41 Lit. saying in his heart
- Genesis 27:41 Lit. days
- Genesis 27:42 Lit. is comforting himself concerning you to kill you
Genesis 27:41-43
New International Version
Genesis 27:41-43
New International Version
41 Esau held a grudge(A) against Jacob(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(C) for my father are near; then I will kill(D) my brother Jacob.”(E)
42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau(F) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.(G) 43 Now then, my son, do what I say:(H) Flee at once to my brother Laban(I) in Harran.(J)
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