Genesis 28:1

And so Isaac clepide Jacob, and blesside hym, and comaundide to hym, and seide, Nyle thou take a wijf of the kyn of Canaan; but go thou,

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and walke forth in to Mesopotanye of Sirie, to the hows of Batuel, fadir of thi modir, and take to thee of thennus a wijf of the douytris of Laban, thin vncle.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:2the sones of God seiyen the douytris of men that thei weren faire, and token wyues to hem of alle whiche thei hadden chose.

Genesis 24:37And my lord chargide me greetli, and seide, Thou schalt not take to my sone a wijf of the douytris of Canaan, in whos lond Y dwelle,

Genesis 27:4make to me a seew therof, as thou knowist that Y wole, and brynge that Y ete, and my soule blesse thee bifore that Y die.

Genesis 27:33Isaac dredde bi a greet astonying; and he wondride more, than it mai be bileued, and seide, Who therfor is he which a while ago brouyte to me huntyng takun, and Y eet of alle thingis bifor that thou camest; and Y blesside him? and he schal be blessid.

Genesis 28:3Sotheli Almyyti God blesse thee, and make thee to encreesse, and multiplie thee, that thou be in to cumpanyes of puplis;

Genesis 34:16thanne we schulen yyue and take togidre oure douytris and youre; and we schulen dwelle with you, and we schulen be o puple.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:1

We have here, I. Jacob parting with his parents, to go to Padan-aram; the charge his father gave him ( ver. 1, 2 ), the blessing he sent him away with ( ver. 3, 4 ), his obedience to the orders given him ( ver. 5 , 10 ), and the influence this had upon Esau, ver. 6-9 . II. Jacob meeting with God, and his communion with him by the way. And there, 1. His vision of the ladder, ver. 11, 12 . 2. The gracious promises God made him, ver. 13-15 . 3. The impression this made upon him, ver. 16-19 . 4. The vow he made to… Read the whole commentary →

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