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Genesis 27:43 KJV
Genesis · chapter 27 · verse 43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;Genesis 27:43 · King James Version
Genesis 27:43 in context
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?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- LabanLâbânLaban, a MesopotamianH3837 →
- obeyshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- fleebârachto boltH1272 →
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Here is, I. The malice Esau bore to Jacob upon account of the blessing which he had obtained, Gen 27:41. Thus he went in the way of Cain, who slew his brother because he had gained that acceptance with God of which he had rendered himself unworthy. Esau's hatred of Jacob was, 1. A causeless hatred.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 41-46