Génesis 27
Textbibel von Kautzsch und Weizsäcker
1Als aber Isaak alt geworden war, und seine Augen stumpf waren, daß er nicht mehr sehen konnte, da rief er seinen älteren Sohn Esau und sprach zu ihm: Mein Sohn! Er antwortete ihm: Hier bin ich!
2Da sprach er: Ich bin nun alt geworden und weiß nicht, wann ich sterben werde.
3So nimm nun dein Jagdgeräte, deinen Köcher und deinen Bogen, gehe aus in die Steppe und erjage für mich ein Stück Wild.
4Dann bereite mir ein Essen, wie ich es gern habe, und bringe es mir herein, daß ich esse; so will ich dir dann meinen Segen geben, bevor ich sterbe.
5Rebeka aber hatte zugehört, als Isaak so zu seinem Sohn Esau redete. Während nun Esau in die Steppe ging, um ein Wild zu erjagen und heimzubringen,
6sprach Rebeka zu ihrem Sohne Jakob: Eben habe ich zugehört, wie dein Vater zu deinem Bruder Esau redete und ihm gebot:
7Hole mir ein Wildbret und bereite mir ein Essen, daß ich esse; so will ich dir dann vor dem Angesicht Jahwes meinen Segen geben, bevor ich sterbe.
8Nun aber, mein Sohn, folge meinem Rat und thue, was ich dich heißen werde!
9Gehe zur Herde und hole mir von dort zwei schöne Ziegenböckchen, daß ich sie herrichte zu einem Essen für deinen Vater, wie er es gern hat.
10Dann muß du es deinem Vater hineinbringen, damit er davon ißt; so soll er dir dann seinen Segen geben, bevor er stirbt.
11Jakob aber sprach zu seiner Mutter Rebeka: Ja, aber mein Bruder Esau ist stark behaart, während ich unbehaart bin.
12Vielleicht wird mich mein Vater betasten; dann würde ich vor ihm dastehn wie einer, der seinen Spott mit ihm treibt, und würde Fluch über mich bringen und nicht Segen!
13Da sprach seine Mutter zu ihm: Auf mich falle der Fluch, der dich treffen könnte, mein Sohn; folge du nur meinem Rat, geh und hole mir!
14Da ging er, es zu holen, und brachte es seiner Mutter; seine Mutter aber bereitete ein Essen, wie es sein Vater gern hatte.
15Hierauf holte Rebeka die guten Kleider ihres älteren Sohnes Esau, die sie drinnen bei sich hatte, und zog sie ihrem jüngeren Sohne Jakob an.
16Die Felle der Ziegenböckchen aber legte sie ihm um seine Hände und um seinen glatten Hals;
17dann gab sie ihrem Sohne Jakob das Essen nebst dem Brot, das sie gebacken hatte, in die Hand.
18Da ging er hinein zu seinem Vater und sprach: Mein Vater! Er antwortete: Hier bin ich! Wer bist du, mein Sohn?
19Da sprach Jakob zu seinem Vater: Ich bin Esau, dein Erstgeborener; ich habe gethan, wie du mir geboten hast. So setze dich nun auf und iß von meinem Wildbret, damit du mir dann deinen Segen gebest!
20Da sprach Isaak zu seinem Sohne: Ei wie schnell hast du etwas gefunden, mein Sohn! Er antwortete: Ja, dein Gott Jahwe ließ es mir in den Weg laufen.
21Da sprach Isaak zu Jakob: Tritt einmal näher, daß ich dich bestasten kann, mein Sohn, ob du wirklich mein Sohn Esau bist oder nicht!
22Da trat Jakob zu seinem Vater Isaak heran, und als er ihn nun betastet hatte, sprach er: Die Stimme ist Jakobs Stimme, aber die Arme sind Esaus Arme.
23Und er erkannte ihn nicht, weil seine Arme behaart waren, wie die seines Bruders Esau, und so segnete er ihn denn.
24Da sprach er: Du also bist mein Sohn Esau? Er antwortete: Ja, ich bins!
25Da sprach er: So bringe mir es her, damit ich esse von dem Wildbret meines Sohnes; so will ich dir dann meinen Segen geben! Da brachte er es ihm, und er aß; dann brachte er ihm Wein, und er trank.
26Hierauf sprach sein Vater Isaak zu ihm: Tritt herzu und küsse mich, mein Sohn!
27Als er nun herzutrat und ihn küßte, da roch er den Duft seiner Kleider; und er segnete ihn und sprach: Fürwahr, der Duft meines Sohns ist wie der Duft des Gefildes, das Jahwe gesegnet hat!
28Es gebe dir Gott Tau vom Himmel und fetten Boden und Überfluß an Korn und Wein.
29Es sollen Völker dir dienstbar werden und Nationen vor dir sich beugen. Du sollst ein Herr sein über deine Brüder, und vor dir sollen sich beugen die Söhne deiner Mutter. Wer irgend dir flucht, der sei verflucht, wer aber dich segnet, soll gesegnet sein!
30Als nun Isaak den Segen über Jakob vollendet hatte, und Jakob kaum eben hinweggegangen war von seinem Vater Isaak, da kam sein Bruder Esau heim von der Jagd.
31Und er bereitete gleichfalls ein Essen, brachte es seinem Vater hinein und sprach zu seinem Vater: Steh auf, mein Vater, und iß von dem Wildbret deines Sohns, damit du mir alsdann deinen Segen gebest!
32Da antwortete ihm sein Vater Isaak: Wer bist du? Er sprach: Ich bin dein erstgeborner Sohn Esau!
33Da erschrak Isaak über alle Maßen und sprach: Wer in aller Welt war denn der, der ein Wild erjagt und mir hereingebracht hat, so daß ich von allem aß, ehe du herkamst, und ihm meinen Segen gab? Nun wird er gesegnet bleiben!
34Als Esau diese Worte seines Vaters vernahm, da erhob er ein gar lautes und klägliches Geschrei und sprach zu seinem Vater: Segne auch mich, mein Vater!
35Er aber sprach: Dein Bruder kam hinterlistigerweise und nahm dir den Segen weg!
36Da sprach er: Ja, mit Recht nennt man ihn Jakob! Denn zweimal hat er mich nun überlistet: mein Erstgeburtsrecht hat er genommen und nun hat er mir auch den Segen weggenommen! Dann sprach er: Hast du denn keinen Segen für mich aufbehalten?
37Da antwortete Isaak und sprach zu Esau: Ich habe ihn nun einmal zum Herrn über dich gesetzt und alle seine Brüder habe ich ihm als Knechte untergeben und habe ihn reichlich ausgestattet mit Korn und Wein; was in aller Welt könnte ich nun für dich noch thun, mein Sohn?
38Da sprach Esau zu seinem Vater: Ist denn das dein einziger Segen, mein Vater? Segne auch mich, mein Vater! und Esau fing laut zu weinen an.
39Da antwortete sein Vater Isaak und sprach zu ihm: Fürwahr, fern von fettem Boden wird dein Wohnsitz sein und ohne Anteil am Tau des Himmels droben.
40Von deinem Schwerte sollst du leben und deinem Bruder sollst du dienstbar sein. Es wird aber geschehn, wenn du dich anstrengst, wirst du sein Joch abschütteln von deinem Halse.
41Esau aber war Jakob feind wegen des Segens, den ihm sein Vater gegeben hatte; und Esau dachte bei sich: Wenn erst die Zeit der Trauer um meinen Vater herangekommen ist, werde ich meinen Bruder Jakob erschlagen!
42Als nun der Rebeka solche Reden ihres älteren Sohnes Esau hinterbracht wurden, ließ sie ihren jüngeren Sohn Jakob rufen und sprach zu ihm: Höre, dein Bruder Esau sinnt auf Rache gegen dich und will dich erschlagen.
43Folge daher meinem Rate, mein Sohn! Brich auf, flieh zu meinem Bruder Laban nach Haran
44und bleibe einige Zeit bei ihm, bis sich der Groll deines Bruders legt,
45bis der Zorn deines Bruders von dir abläßt, und er vergißt, was du ihm angethan hast. Dann will ich hinsenden und dich von dort holen lassen. Warum sollte ich euch beide an einem Tage verlieren!
46Da sprach Rebeka zu Isaak: Ich bin des Lebens überdrüssig wegen der Hethiterinnen. Wenn Jakob auch so eine Hethiterin, eine Landeseingeborene, zum Weibe nehmen sollte, wozu lebe ich dann noch?
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y ACONTECIÓ que cuando hubo Isaac envejecido, y sus ojos se ofuscaron quedando sin vista, llamó á Esaú, su hijo el mayor, y díjole: Mi hijo. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
2Y él dijo: He aquí ya soy viejo, no sé el día de mi muerte:
3Toma, pues, ahora tus armas, tu aljaba y tu arco, y sal al campo, y cógeme caza;
4Y hazme un guisado, como yo gusto, y tráemelo, y comeré; para que te bendiga mi alma antes que muera.
5Y Rebeca estaba oyendo, cuando hablaba Isaac á Esaú su hijo: y fuése Esaú al campo para coger la caza que había de traer.
6Entonces Rebeca habló á Jacob su hijo, diciendo: He aquí yo he oído á tu padre que hablaba con Esaú tu hermano, diciendo:
7Tráeme caza, y hazme un guisado, para que coma, y te bendiga delante de Jehová antes que yo muera.
8Ahora pues, hijo mío, obedece á mi voz en lo que te mando;
9Ve ahora al ganado, y tráeme de allí dos buenos cabritos de las cabras, y haré de ellos viandas para tu padre, como él gusta;
10Y tú las llevarás á tu padre, y comerá, para que te bendiga antes de su muerte.
11Y Jacob dijo á Rebeca su madre: He aquí, Esaú mi hermano es hombre velloso, y yo lampiño:
12Quizá me tentará mi padre, y me tendrá por burlador, y traeré sobre mí maldición y no bendición.
13Y su madre respondió: Hijo mío, sobre mí tu maldición: solamente obedece á mi voz, y ve y tráemelos.
14Entonces él fué, y tomó, y trájolos á su madre: y su madre hizo guisados, como su padre gustaba.
15Y tomó Rebeca los vestidos de Esaú su hijo mayor, los preciosos, que ella tenía en casa, y vistió á Jacob su hijo menor:
16E hízole vestir sobre sus manos, y sobre la cerviz donde no tenía vello, las pieles de los cabritos de las cabras;
17Y entregó los guisados y el pan que había aderezado, en mano de Jacob su hijo.
18Y él fué á su padre, y dijo: Padre mío: y él respondió: Heme aquí, ¿quién eres, hijo mío?
19Y Jacob dijo á su padre: Yo soy Esaú tu primogénito; he hecho como me dijiste: levántate ahora, y siéntate, y come de mi caza, para que me bendiga tu alma.
20Entonces Isaac dijo á su hijo: ¿Cómo es que la hallaste tan presto, hijo mío? Y él respondió: Porque Jehová tu Dios hizo que se encontrase delante de mí.
21E Isaac dijo á Jacob: Acércate ahora, y te palparé, hijo mío, por si eres mi hijo Esaú, ó no.
22Y llegóse Jacob á su padre Isaac; y él le palpó, y dijo: La voz es la voz de Jacob, mas las manos, las manos de Esaú.
23Y no le conoció, porque sus manos eran vellosas como las manos de Esaú: y le bendijo.
24Y dijo: ¿Eres tú mi hijo Esaú? Y él respondió: Yo soy.
25Y dijo: Acércamela, y comeré de la caza de mi hijo, para que te bendiga mi alma; y él se la acercó, y comió: trájole también vino, y bebió.
26Y díjole Isaac su padre: Acércate ahora, y bésame, hijo mío.
27Y él se llegó, y le besó; y olió Isaac el olor de sus vestidos, y le bendijo, y dijo: Mira, el olor de mi hijo como el olor del campo que Jehová ha bendecido:
28Dios, pues, te dé del rocío del cielo, y de las grosuras de la tierra, y abundancia de trigo y de mosto.
29Sírvante pueblos, y naciones se inclinen á ti: sé señor de tus hermanos, e inclínense á ti los hijos de tu madre: malditos los que te maldijeren, y benditos los que te bendijeren.
30Y aconteció, luego que hubo Isaac acabado de bendecir á Jacob, y apenas había salido Jacob de delante de Isaac su padre, que Esaú su hermano vino de su caza.
31E hizo él también guisados, y trajo á su padre, y díjole: Levántese mi padre, y coma de la caza de su hijo, para que me bendiga tu alma.
32Entonces Isaac su padre le dijo: ¿Quién eres tú? Y él dijo: Yo soy tu hijo, tu primogénito, Esaú.
33Y estremecióse Isaac con grande estremecimiento, y dijo: ¿Quién es el que vino aquí, que cogió caza, y me trajo, y comí de todo antes que vinieses? Yo le bendije, y será bendito.
34Como Esaú oyó las palabras de su padre, clamó con una muy grande y muy amarga exclamación, y le dijo: Bendíceme también á mí, padre mío.
35Y él dijo: Vino tu hermano con engaño, y tomó tu bendición.
36Y él respondió: Bien llamaron su nombre Jacob, que ya me ha engañado dos veces; alzóse con mi primogenitura, y he aquí ahora ha tomado mi bendición. Y dijo: ¿No has guardado bendición para mí?
37Isaac respondió y dijo á Esaú: He aquí yo le he puesto por señor tuyo, y le he dado por siervos á todos sus hermanos: de trigo y de vino le he provisto: ¿qué, pues, te haré á ti ahora, hijo mío?
38Y Esaú respondió á su padre: ¿No tienes más que una sola bendición, padre mío? bendíceme también á mí, padre mío. Y alzó Esaú su voz, y lloró.
39Entonces Isaac su padre habló y díjole: He aquí será tu habitación en grosuras de la tierra, y del rocío de los cielos de arriba;
40Y por tu espada vivirás, y á tu hermano servirás: y sucederá cuando te enseñorees, que descargarás su yugo de tu cerviz.
41Y aborreció Esaú á Jacob por la bendición con que le había bendecido, y dijo en su corazón: Llegarán los días del luto de mi padre, y yo mataré á Jacob mi hermano.
42Y fueron dichas á Rebeca las palabras de Esaú su hijo mayor: y ella envió y llamó á Jacob su hijo menor, y díjole: He aquí, Esaú tu hermano se consuela acerca de ti con la idea de matarte.
43Ahora pues, hijo mío, obedece á mi voz; levántate, y húyete á Labán mi hermano, á Harán;
44Y mora con él algunos días, hasta que el enojo de tu hermano se mitigue;
45Hasta que se aplaque la ira de tu hermano contra ti, y se olvide de lo que le has hecho: yo enviaré entonces, y te traeré de allá: ¿por qué seré privada de vosotros ambos en un día?
46Y dijo Rebeca á Isaac: Fastidio tengo de mi vida, á causa de las hijas de Heth. Si Jacob toma mujer de las hijas de Heth, como éstas, de las hijas de esta tierra, ¿para qué quiero la vida?
King James Version
1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41And 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.
42And 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.
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
45Until 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?
46And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
World English Bible
1When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”
2He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death.
3Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me venison.
4Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.”
5Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
7‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death.’
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
9Go now to the flock and get me two good young goats from there. I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves.
10You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”
11Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
12What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”
13His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”
14He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
15Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.
16She put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.
17She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
18He came to his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
19Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.”
20Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because the LORD your God gave me success.”
21Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
22Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
23He didn’t recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.
24He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”
25He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless you.” He brought it near to him, and he ate. He brought him wine, and he drank.
26His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”
27He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed.
28God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.”
30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31He also made savory food, and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that your soul may bless me.”
32Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
33Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed.”
34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, my father.”
35He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”
36He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
37Isaac answered Esau, “Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants. I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then will I do for you, my son?”
38Esau said to his father, “Do you have just one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39Isaac his father answered him, “Behold, your dwelling will be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of the sky from above.
40You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
44Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away—
45until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”
46Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?”