Focused Passage

Genesis 28:1-9

Jacob Is Sent Away, Receives the Covenant Blessing, and Encounters the LORD at Bethel

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1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

4And 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.”

5So 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.

6Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”

7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

8And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

9Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

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Verse 1

Original words

So Isaacיִצְחָ֛קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶֽל־H413Prepositioncalled forוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularand blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimאֹת֑וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularDo notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particletakeתִקַּ֥חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara wifeאִשָּׁ֖הH802Noun - feminine singularfrom the Canaaniteכְּנָֽעַן׃H3667Noun - proper - masculine singularwomenמִבְּנ֥וֹתH1323Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructhe commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙H6680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular. . .וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Goלֵךְ֙H1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularat onceק֥וּםH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularvvvפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהH6307to Paddan-aramאֲרָ֔םH758Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularto the houseבֵּ֥יתָהH1004Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularof your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָH517Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularfatherאֲבִ֣יH1Noun - masculine singular constructBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לH1328Noun - proper - masculine singularand takeוְקַח־H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular-מִשָּׁם֙H8033Preposition-m | Adverba wifeאִשָּׁ֔הH802Noun - feminine singularfrom among the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתH1323Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructof Labanלָבָ֖ןH3837Noun - proper - masculine singularyour mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃H517Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularbrotherאֲחִ֥יH251Noun - masculine singular construct

BSB notes

  • That is, northwest Mesopotamia; also in verses 5, 6, and 7
Verse 3

Original words

May Godוְאֵ֤לH410Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙H7706Noun - proper - masculine singularblessיְבָרֵ֣ךְH1288Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyouאֹֽתְךָ֔H853Direct object marker | second person masculine singularand make you fruitfulוְיַפְרְךָ֖H6509Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularand multiply youוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָH7235Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularso that you may becomeוְהָיִ֖יתָH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singulara companyלִקְהַ֥לH6951Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof peoplesעַמִּֽים׃H5971Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Hebrew El-Shaddai
Verse 4

Original words

And may He giveוְיִֽתֶּן־H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תH1293Noun - feminine singular constructof Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularto youלְךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singularand your descendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣H2233Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular. . .אִתָּ֑ךְH854Preposition | second person masculine singularso that you may possessלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙H3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructwhere you dwell as a foreignerמְגֻרֶ֔יךָH4033Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularthe landאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeGodאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine pluralgaveנָתַ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃H85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

So Isaacיִצְחָק֙H3327Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markersentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וַיֵּ֖לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularvvvפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהH6307to Paddan-aramאֲרָ֑םH758Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionLabanלָבָ֤ןH3837Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙H1328Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Arameanהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יH761Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe brotherאֲחִ֣יH251Noun - masculine singular constructof Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הH7259Noun - proper - feminine singular[who was] the motherאֵ֥םH517Noun - feminine singular constructof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularand Esauוְעֵשָֽׂו׃H6215Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Now Esauעֵשָׂ֗וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularlearnedוַיַּ֣רְאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionIsaacיִצְחָק֮H3327Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerhad blessedבֵרַ֣ךְH1288Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJacobיַעֲקֹב֒H3290Noun - proper - masculine singularand sentוְשִׁלַּ֤חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhimאֹתוֹ֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularvvvפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהH6307to Paddan-aramאֲרָ֔םH758Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularto takeלָקַֽחַת־H3947Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructa wifeאִשָּׁ֑הH802Noun - feminine singularthereמִשָּׁ֖םH8033Preposition-m | Adverbvvvבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹH1288Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularvvvאֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularcommandingוַיְצַ֤וH6680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimעָלָיו֙H5921Preposition | third person masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructDo notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlemarryתִקַּ֥חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .אִשָּׁ֖הH802Noun - feminine singulara Canaaniteכְּנָֽעַן׃H3667Noun - proper - masculine singularwomanמִבְּנ֥וֹתH1323Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct
Verse 7

Original words

and that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularhad obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionhis fatherאָבִ֖יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand motherאִמּ֑וֹH517Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand goneוַיֵּ֖לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularvvvפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהH6307to Paddan-aramאֲרָֽם׃H758Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

Andעֵשָׂ֔וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularseeingוַיַּ֣רְאH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionhis fatherאָבִֽיו׃H1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֥קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singulardisapproved ofרָע֖וֹתH7451Adjective - feminine plural. . .בְּעֵינֵ֖יH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdcthe Canaaniteכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularwomenבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Noun - feminine plural construct
Verse 9

Original words

Esauעֵשָׂ֖וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularwentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularand marriedוַיִּקַּ֡חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerMahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀H4258Noun - proper - feminine singularthe sisterאֲח֧וֹתH269Noun - feminine singular constructof Nebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתH5032Noun - proper - masculine singular[and] daughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularin addition toעַל־H5921Prepositionthe wivesלְאִשָּֽׁה׃סH802Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular. . .נָשָׁ֖יוH802Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularhe already hadל֥וֹPreposition | third person masculine singular

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