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Genesis 27:42

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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.

And these words {H1697} of Esau {H6215} her elder {H1419} son {H1121} were told {H5046} to Rebekah {H7259}: and she sent {H7971} and called {H7121} Jacob {H3290} her younger {H6996} son {H1121}, and said {H559} unto him, Behold, thy brother {H251} Esau {H6215}, as touching thee, doth comfort {H5162} himself, purposing to kill {H2026} thee.

But the words of 'Esav her older son were told to Rivkah. She sent for Ya'akov her younger son and said to him, "Here, your brother 'Esav is comforting himself over you by planning to kill you.

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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 42:21 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Genesis 42:22 (2 votes)

    And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

  • Proverbs 4:16 (2 votes)

    For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.

  • Proverbs 4:17 (2 votes)

    For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

  • Genesis 37:18 (2 votes)

    And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

  • Genesis 37:20 (2 votes)

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Proverbs 2:14 (2 votes)

    Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;