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Genesis 27:42

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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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  1. 82 Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”
  2. 83 Heb “she sent and called for.”
  3. 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

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)

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

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

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

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 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.