Genesis 28:1

Genesis 28:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
• New International Version (NIV)So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

Context of Genesis 28:1

So Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite girl. 2Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples.

Genesis 28:1 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹת֑וֹ וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֹֽא־תִקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֥וֹת כְּנָֽעַן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• him, and chargedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• him, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Thou shalt not takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• a wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667

Cross-references for Genesis 28:1

• Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples.
• Genesis 27:4Then make me a delicious meal that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I can bless you before I die.”
• Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
• Genesis 49:28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
• Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.
• Joshua 22:7Moses had given territory to half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, but Joshua had given territory to the other half, with their brothers, on the west side of the Jordan. When Joshua sent them to their homes and blessed them,
• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
• Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the Lord, God of heaven and God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live,
• Genesis 26:34When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hethite.
• Genesis 27:46So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hethite girls. If Jacob marries someone from around here, like these Hethite girls, what good is my life?”
• Genesis 34:9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
• Exodus 34:15“Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Commentaries on Genesis 28:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And Isaac called Jacob - See note on Genesis 27:46. And blessed him - Now voluntarily and cheerfully confirmed to him the blessing, which he had before obtained through subtlety. It was necessary that he should have this confirmation previously to his departure; else, considering the way in which he had obtained both the birthright and the blessing, he might be doubtful, according to his own words, whether he might not have got a curse instead of a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Jacob‘s Journey to Haran 3. קהל qâhāl “congregation.” 9. מחלת māchălat Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז lûz Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. Jacob now becomes the leading figure in the sacred history. His spiritual character has yet come out to view. But even now we can discern the general distinction in the lives of the three…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Isaac sends Jacob to Padan-aram. (1-5) Esau marries the daughter of Ishmael. (6-9) Jacob's vision. (10-15) The stone of Beth-el. (16-19) Jacob's vow. (20-22) Verses 1-5 Jacob had blessings promised both as to this world and that which is to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for the fraud on his father. The blessing shall be conferred on him, yet he shall smart for the indirect course taken to obtain it. Jacob is dismissed by his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Isaac stayed in the land, but Jacob had to leave. God would deal with Jacob through his uncle Laban (see study note on 29:1–31:55). Believers must remain spiritually pure by marrying other believers (2 Corinthians 6:14–18). The Canaanites had many groups and clans among their people through wars, treaties, and marriages (see Genesis 34:20–23). Abraham’s family was to resist such mixing (compare 24:3; chapter 34). They were supposed to marry within their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. Isaac called Jacob and blessed him--He entered fully into Rebekah's feelings, and the burden of his parting counsel to his son was to avoid a marriage alliance with any but the Mesopotamian branch of the family. At the same time he gave him a solemn blessing--pronounced before unwittingly, now designedly, and with a cordial spirit. It is more explicitly and fully given, and Jacob was thus acknowledged "the heir of the promise."Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 28:1

• Benedictions
• Canaanites
• Jacob
• Miscegenation

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Jacob, Israel
• Awake
• Bless
• Keep
• Reach

Commentaries on Genesis 28

• 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