Genesis 27:42

וַיֻּגַּד לְרִבְקָה אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְיַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ מִתְנַחֵם לְךָ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

In Context

41וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶֽת ־ יַעֲקֹב עַל ־ הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו בְּלִבּוֹ יִקְרְבוּ יְמֵי אֵבֶל אָבִי וְאַֽהַרְגָה אֶת ־ יַעֲקֹב אָחִֽי ׃

43וְעַתָּה בְנִי שְׁמַע בְּקֹלִי וְקוּם בְּרַח ־ לְךָ אֶל ־ לָבָן אָחִי חָרָֽנָה ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 37:18וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק וּבְטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּֽתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֹ לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ ׃

1 Samuel 30:5וּשְׁתֵּי נְשֵֽׁי ־ דָוִד נִשְׁבּוּ אֲחִינֹעַם הַיִּזְרְעֵלִית וַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵשֶׁת נָבָל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי ׃

Psalms 64:5לִירוֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָֽאוּ ׃

Proverbs 4:16כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם ־ לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם ־ לֹא יכשולו ׃

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:42-46

Jacob's Life Threatened by Esau. ( b. c. 1760.) 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee… Read the whole commentary →

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