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 Living Translation (NLT)So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women.

Context of Genesis 28:1

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. 2Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. 3“May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be 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 28:3“May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;
• Genesis 27:4And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”
• Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph, and said: “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
• Genesis 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.
• Deuteronomy 33:1Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• Joshua 22:7Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
• Genesis 6:2that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
• Genesis 24:3and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
• Genesis 26:34When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
• Genesis 27:46And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
• Genesis 34:9And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves.
• Exodus 34:15lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice,
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light 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
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• Vow
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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