^27:41So Esau hated⁷⁷ Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother.⁷⁸ Esau said privately,⁷⁹ “The time⁸⁰ of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill⁸¹ my brother Jacob!”

^27:42When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said,⁸² she quickly summoned⁸³ her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.⁸⁴

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Footnotes

77 Or “bore a grudge against” (cf. , , ). The Hebrew verb שָׂטַם (satam) describes persistent hatred.
78 Heb “because of the blessing which his father blessed him.”
79 Heb “said in his heart.” The expression may mean “said to himself.” Even if this is the case, v. 42 makes it clear that he must have shared his intentions with someone, because the news reached Rebekah.
80 Heb “days.”
81 The cohortative here expresses Esau’s determined resolve to kill Jacob.
82 Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”
83 Heb “she sent and called for.”
84 Heb “is consoling himself with respect to you to kill you.” The only way Esau had of dealing with his anger at the moment was to plan to kill his brother after the death of Isaac.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she summoned her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Listen, your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you.

NLTNew Living Translation

From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”

But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother.” But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called for her younger son Jacob. And she said to him, “Look, Esau your brother is consoling himself concerning you, intending to kill you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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.

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