Genesis 28:4

Translations

Modern

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Traditional

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Literal

And may He give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and your seed with you, to inherit the land of your sojourning which God gave to Abraham.”

Latin

Et det tibi benedictiones Abrahæ, et semini tuo post te: ut possideas terram peregrinationis tuæ, quam pollicitus est avo tuo.

Original

Hebrew

English

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Notes

Genesis 28:3–5

Before Jacob departed, Isaac gave him a pure, legitimate blessing. He did not hold back, because he now knew what God wanted him to do. Isaac clearly passed on the blessing God Almighty (Hebrew El-Shaddai; see 17:1) had given to Abraham and to him regarding prosperity and the land (compare 15:5, 18–20).

Theme notes and profiles

Arameans Isaac Jacob Leah Rebekah Blessing Purity and Identity Symbolic Numbers The Priestly Blessing

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O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people

Glossary

Aram-Naharaim Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of History of Israel Jacob Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Syria, Syrians

Topics

Benedictions: Upon Jacob Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Jacob: Esau Seeks to Kill, Escapes to Padan-Aram Parents: Paternal Blessings of Isaac

Genesis 28:4

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