GENESIS 28:6

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“When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”

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Genesis 28:6 Translation & Meaning

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When Esau עֵשָׂ֗ו Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity Esau
saw וַיַּ֣רְא To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) saw
that כִּֽי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed that
Isaac יִצְחָק֮ Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham Isaac
had blessed בֵרַ֣ךְ To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) blessed
Jacob, יַעֲקֹב֒ Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch Jacob
and sent him away וְשִׁלַּ֤ח To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) sent away
to Padan-aram, אֲרָ֔ם Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria Padanaram
to take לָקַֽחַת To take (in the widest variety of applications) take
him a wife אִשָּׁ֑ה A woman wife
from thence; מִשָּׁ֖ם There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence thence
and that as he blessed בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) blessed
him he gave him a charge, וַיְצַ֤ו (intensively) to constitute, enjoin gave charge
saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר To say (used with great latitude) saying
Thou shalt not לֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
take תִקַּ֥ח To take (in the widest variety of applications) take
a wife אִשָּׁ֖ה A woman wife
of the daughters מִבְּנ֥וֹת A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) daughters
of Canaan; כְּנָֽעַן׃ Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him Canaan

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  • 4  And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

  • 5  And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

  • 6  When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

  • 7  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

  • 8  And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;




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