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Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen <i>and</i> do what I say; go, escape to my brother Laban in Haran!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now listen carefully and do what I say. Go to the home of my brother Laban in Haran <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So now, Son, obey me. Quick! Run away to my brother Laban in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now, son, do what I say. Go at once to my brother Laban in Haran, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Son, you'd better do what I say! Get up, run off to my brother Laban in Haran, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and now, my son, listen to my voice, and rise, flee for yourself to my brother Laban, to Haran,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now my son, hear to my voice: and arising escape for thyself to Laban my brother, to Haran.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So now, my son, obey me: flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, hearken to me; and arise, and go to Laban my brother, to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Now my son, hear my voice and arise, go to Laban my brother to Kharan;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/27-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6688" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/27.htm">The Stolen Blessing</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>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. <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">So now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">my voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1272.htm" title="1272: bə·raḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go through, flee. A primitive root; to bolt, i.e. Figuratively, to flee suddenly.">and flee</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wə·qūm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">at once</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">my brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3837.htm" title="3837: lā·ḇān (N-proper-ms) -- Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob. The same as laban; Laban, a Mesopotamian; also a place in the Desert.">Laban</a> <a href="/hebrew/2771.htm" title="2771: ḥā·rā·nāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Haran -- crossroads, a city in northern Mesopotamia. From charar; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place.">in Haran.</a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a></span><br />So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10</a></span><br />Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1</a></span><br />Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18</a></span><br />and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4</a></span><br />but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Genesis 32:9</a></span><br />Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Genesis 33:18</a></span><br />After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a></span><br />Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></span><br />When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Hosea 12:12</a></span><br />Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-4</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran;</p><p class="hdg">obey.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-8.htm">Genesis 27:8,13</a></b></br> Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Genesis 28:7</a></b></br> And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a></b></br> The eye <i>that</i> mocketh at <i>his</i> father, and despiseth to obey <i>his</i> mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.</p><p class="hdg">Haran.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/11-31.htm">Genesis 11:31</a></b></br> And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4,5</a></b></br> So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram <i>was</i> seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10</a></b></br> And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/genesis/12-5.htm">Haran</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/genesis/27-13.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Once</a> <a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/24-6.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/genesis/27-38.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Haran</a> <a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Laban</a> <a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Once</a> <a href="/genesis/41-14.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac sends Esau for venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-14.htm">Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Esau brings venison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Isaac trembles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">He threatens Jacob's life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/27-42.htm">Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, family hierarchy and obedience to parental authority were paramount. Rebekah's directive underscores her role in the unfolding events, as she seeks to protect Jacob from Esau's wrath. This moment also highlights the theme of obedience, which is a recurring biblical principle, seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>, where honoring one's parents is commanded.<p><b>and flee at once</b><br>The urgency in Rebekah's instruction to flee indicates the imminent danger Jacob faces from Esau, who is enraged after being deceived out of his blessing. The concept of fleeing for safety is a common biblical motif, seen in the lives of other patriarchs and prophets, such as Moses fleeing to Midian (<a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a>) and David escaping from Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12</a>). This action also foreshadows the future exodus of the Israelites, emphasizing God's provision and protection in times of peril.<p><b>to my brother Laban</b><br>Laban, Rebekah's brother, resides in Haran, a significant location in the patriarchal narratives. Laban's household represents a place of refuge for Jacob, yet it also becomes a setting for future trials and growth. The mention of Laban connects to earlier narratives, as Abraham's servant found Rebekah in Laban's household (Genesis 24). This familial connection underscores the importance of kinship ties in the ancient world and sets the stage for Jacob's future experiences and marriages.<p><b>in Haran</b><br>Haran is a city located in the region of Paddan Aram, which is in modern-day Turkey. It holds historical and geographical significance as a center of trade and culture in the ancient Near East. Haran is also where Abraham's family settled after leaving Ur (<a href="/genesis/11-31.htm">Genesis 11:31</a>). The return to Haran symbolizes a return to familial roots and God's ongoing covenant with Abraham's descendants. This journey to Haran is pivotal in Jacob's life, as it leads to his encounters with God, the formation of his family, and the continuation of the Abrahamic promise.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>The mother of Jacob and Esau, who orchestrates Jacob's escape to protect him from Esau's wrath after Jacob deceitfully receives Isaac's blessing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is instructed by his mother to flee to Haran to avoid Esau's vengeance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>Jacob's brother, who is angered by Jacob's deception and plans to kill him after their father Isaac's death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/laban.htm">Laban</a></b><br>Rebekah's brother, living in Haran, who becomes a refuge for Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haran.htm">Haran</a></b><br>The place where Jacob is sent to escape Esau's anger, and where he will eventually find his wives and build his family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_godly_counsel.htm">Obedience to Godly Counsel</a></b><br>Rebekah's instruction to Jacob to flee is a reminder of the importance of heeding wise and godly counsel, especially in times of danger or moral decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_family_dynamics.htm">God's Sovereignty in Family Dynamics</a></b><br>Despite the deception and conflict within Isaac's family, God's sovereign plan continues to unfold. This teaches us to trust God's overarching plan even amidst family strife.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_refuge_and_safety.htm">Seeking Refuge and Safety</a></b><br>Jacob's flight to Haran illustrates the biblical principle of seeking refuge and safety when faced with threats, trusting that God provides places and people for our protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Jacob's need to flee is a direct result of his deceit. This serves as a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences of dishonest actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_uncertainty.htm">God's Faithfulness in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Jacob's journey to Haran, though fraught with uncertainty, is undergirded by God's faithfulness, reminding us to trust in God's promises even when the path is unclear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_leah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Leah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_laban_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Laban in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nahor's_city_in_genesis_24_10.htm">Is there any archaeological or textual evidence supporting the existence of Nahor’s city (Genesis 24:10) at the time described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 43-45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now therefore, my son, obey my voice</span>; - i.e. be guided by my counsel; a request Rebekah might perhaps feel herself justified in making, not only by her maternal solicitude for Jacob's welfare, but also from the successful issue of Her previous stratagem (<span class="accented">vide</span> on ver. 8) - <span class="cmt_word">and arise, flee thou</span> - literally, <span class="accented">flee</span> <span class="accented">for thyself</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a>; <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amos 7:12</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">to Laban my brother to Haran</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/11-31.htm">Genesis 11:31</a>; 14:29); <span class="cmt_word">and tarry with him a few days</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">days some</span>. The few days eventually proved to be at least twenty years (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/31-38.htm">Genesis 31:38</a>). It is not probable that Rebekah ever again beheld her favorite son, which was a signal chastisement for her sinful ambition for, and partiality towards, Jacob - <span class="cmt_word">until thy brother's fury turn away; until thy brother's anger turn away from thee,</span> - the rage of Esau is here described by two different words, the first of which, <span class="hebrew">חֵמָה</span>, from a root signifying to be warm, suggests the heated and inflamed condition of Esau's soul, while the second, <span class="hebrew">אֲפ</span>, from <span class="hebrew">אָנַפ</span>, to breathe through the nostrils, depicts the visible manifestations of that internal fire in hard and quick breathing - <span class="cmt_word">and he forget that which thou hast done to him,</span> - Rebekah apparently had conveniently become oblivious of her own share in the transaction by which Esau had been wronged. <span class="cmt_word">Then will I send, and fetch thee from thence</span> - which she never did. Man proposes, but God disposes. <span class="cmt_word">Why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?</span> <span class="accented">I</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. of Jacob by the hand of Esau, and of Esau by the hand of the avenger of blood (<a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a>; cf. <a href="/2_samuel/14-6.htm">2 Samuel 14:6, 7</a>; Calvin, Keil, Rosenmüller, Kalisch), rather than by his own fratricidal act, which would forever part him from Rebekah (Lange). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/27-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obey</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֹלִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and flee</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרַח־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·raḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1272.htm">Strong's 1272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bolt, to flee suddenly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at once</span><br /><span class="heb">וְק֧וּם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Laban</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3837.htm">Strong's 3837: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Haran.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרָֽנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2771.htm">Strong's 2771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haran -- 'crossroads', a city in northern Mesopotamia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/27-43.htm">Genesis 27:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">OT Law: Genesis 27:43 Now therefore my son obey my voice (Gen. 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