Genesis 27:42

Genesis 27:42 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.

Context of Genesis 27:42

40But you shall live by your sword, And serve your brother; However it shall come to pass when you break loose [from your anger and hatred], That you will tear his yoke off your neck [and you will be free of him].” 41So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are very near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” When these words of her elder son Esau were repeated to Rebekah, she sent for Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Listen carefully, your brother Esau is comforting himself concerning you by planning to kill you. 43So now, my son, listen and do what I say; go, escape to my brother Laban in Haran! 44Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s anger subsides.

Genesis 27:42 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְרִבְקָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י עֵשָׂ֖ו בְּנָ֣הּ הַגָּדֹ֑ל וַתִּשְׁלַ֞ח וַתִּקְרָ֤א לְיַעֲקֹב֙ בְּנָ֣הּ הַקָּטָ֔ן וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ עֵשָׂ֣ו אָחִ֔יךָ מִתְנַחֵ֥ם לְךָ֖ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• her elderגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: oldH1419
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• were toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• to Rebekahרִבְקָהribqâh · RebekahH7259
• and she sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• her youngerקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Behold, thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• as touching thee, doth comfortנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• to killהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for Genesis 27:42

• Genesis 37:18And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.
• Genesis 42:21And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”
• 1 Samuel 30:5Now David’s two wives had been captured, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
• Job 20:12“Though evil and wickedness are sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
• Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who will discover us?”
• Proverbs 2:14Who find joy in doing evil And delight in the perversity of evil,
• Proverbs 4:16For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.

Commentaries on Genesis 27:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee - לך מתנחם mithnachem lecha, which Houbigant renders cogitat super te, he thinks or meditates to kill thee. This sense is natural enough here, but it does not appear to be the meaning of the original; nor does Houbigant himself give it this sense, in his Racines Hebraiques. There is no doubt that Esau, in his hatred to his brother, felt himself pleased with the thought that he should soon have the opportunity…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-46Verses 1-46 - Isaac Blessing His Sons The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is contemporary with his father. For sixty-one years more his son Jacob remains under the paternal roof. The remaining forty-four years are passed in the retirement of old age. The chapter before us narrates the last solemn acts of the middle period of his life. Genesis 27:1-4 Isaac was old. - Joseph was in his thirtieth year when he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 Esau bore malice to Jacob on account of the blessing he had obtained. Thus he went in the way of Cain, who slew his brother, because he gained that acceptance with God of which he had rendered himself unworthy. Esau aimed to prevent Jacob or his seed from having the dominion, by taking away his life. Men may fret at God's counsels, but cannot change them. To prevent mischief, Rebekah warned Jacob of his danger, and advised him to withdraw for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-45Jacob met the Lord on a road that Abraham had traveled 125 years earlier. The story in 27:42–33:17 follows a pattern (called a "chiasm") focusing on Jacob’s exile: A: Jacob runs away from Esau (27:42–28:9) B: Angels of God meet Jacob at Bethel (28:10–22) C: Jacob lives in exile in Paddan-aram (29:1–31:55) B’: Angels of God meet Jacob at Mahanaim (32:1–2) A’: Jacob reconciles with Esau (32:3–33:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4542-45. these words of Esau were told Rebekah--Poor woman! she now early begins to reap the bitter fruits of her fraudulent device; she is obliged to part with her son, for whom she planned it, never, probably, seeing him again; and he felt the retributive justice of heaven fall upon him heavily in his own future family.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 27:42

• Family
• Jacob
• Rebekah (Rebecca)

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Jacob
• Rebekah
• Jacob, Israel
• Bless
• Cry
• Deceiver
• Dim
• Exceedingly
• Fatness

Commentaries on Genesis 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings