Genesis 27:45

Translations

Modern

…until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

Traditional

Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

Literal

…until the anger of your brother turns away from you. And he forgets that which you did to him. Then I will send and I will take you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”

Latin

…et cesset indignatio ejus, obliviscaturque eorum quæ fecisti in eum: postea mittam, et adducam te inde huc: cur utroque orbabor filio in uno die?

Original

Hebrew

English

…until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

Notes

Genesis 27:42–33:17

Jacob 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).

Genesis 27:41–45

Rebekah and Jacob received the blessing, but Esau hated them for it. They also separated from one another. The Bible does not indicate that Rebekah and Jacob ever saw each other again.

They gained nothing that God would not have given them anyway. Their actions came at the expense of their relationship. Jacob had to flee from home to escape Esau's vengeance.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaac Jacob Leah Rebekah Symbolic Numbers

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Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Birthright Ebla Tablets Esau Genealogy Genesis, Book of Idumea, Idumeans Isaac Jacob Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Anger: Sinful: Esau Family: Infelicity In of Isaac, on Account of the Disagreement Between Jacob and Esau Homicide: Punishment of Jacob: Esau Seeks to Kill, Escapes to Padan-Aram Rebekah (Rebecca): Sends Jacob to Laban, Her Brother

Genesis 27:45

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