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

40You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck.” 41So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, “The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!” When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, she quickly summoned her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you. 43Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran. 44Live with him for a little while until your brother’s rage 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 37:18Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
• Genesis 42:21They said to one other, “Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
• 1 Samuel 30:5David’s two wives had been taken captive – Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.
• Job 20:12“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
• Psalms 64:5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, “Who will see them?”
• Proverbs 2:14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
• Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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