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BrLXXῬεβέκκα δὲ ἤκουσε λαλοῦντος Ἰσαὰκ πρὸς Ἡσαῦ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ· ἐπορεύθη δὲ Ἡσαῦ εἰς τὸ πεδίον θηρεῦσαι θήραν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ. (Ɽebekka de aʸkouse lalountos Isaʼak pros Haʸsau ton huion autou; eporeuthaʸ de Haʸsau eis to pedion thaʸreusai thaʸran tōi patri autou. )
BrTrAnd Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
ULTAnd Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Then Esau went to the field to hunt game to bring it back.
USTRebekah overheard what Isaac said to his son Esau. So after Esau had gone out to the open country to hunt,
BSB § Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,
OEBRebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went into the fields to hunt venison,
WEBBERebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
NETNow Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,
LSVAnd Rebekah is listening while Isaac is speaking to his son Esau; and Esau goes to the field to hunt game—to bring in;
FBVRebekah heard what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau left to go hunting in the countryside for wild game,
T4TRebekah was listening as Isaac said that to his son, Esau. So when Esau left the tent to go to the countryside to hunt for a wild animal in order to kill it and bring it back,
LEBNow Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son, and when Esau went to the field to hunt wild game to bring back,
BBENow Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.
JPSAnd Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
ASVAnd Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
DRAAnd when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father’s commandment,
YLTAnd Rebekah is hearkening while Isaac is speaking unto Esau his son; and Esau goeth to the field to hunt provision — to bring in;
DrbyAnd Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
RVAnd Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
WbstrAnd Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
KJB-1769And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
KJB-1611And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his sonne: and Esau went to the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
BshpsBut Rebecca hearde when Isahac spake to Esau his sonne: And Esau wet into the fielde to hunt venison, and to bryng it. (But Rebecca heard when Isahac spake to Esau his son: And Esau wet into the field to hunt venison, and to bring it.)
Gnva(Nowe Rebekah heard, when Izhak spake to Esau his sonne) and Esau went into the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it. ((Now Rebekah heard, when Izhak spake to Esau his son) and Esau went into the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. )
CvdlBut Rebecca herde these wordes, that Isaac sayde vnto his sonne. And Esau wente his waye in to the felde, to hunte venyson, and to brynge it home. (But Rebecca heard these words, that Isaac said unto his son. And Esau went his way in to the field, to hunte venyson, and to bring it home.)
WyclAnd whanne Rebecca hadde herd this thing, and he hadde go in to the feeld to fille the comaundment of the fadir, (And when Rebecca had heard this thing, and he had go in to the field to fill the comaundment of the father,)
LuthRebekka aber hörete solche Worte, die Isaak zu seinem Sohne Esau sagte. Und Esau ging hin aufs Feld, daß er ein Wildbret jagte und heimbrächte. (Rebekka but heard such Worte, the Isaak to his sone Esau said. And Esau went there onto Feld, that he a Wildbret yagte and heimbrächte.)
ClVgQuod cum audisset Rebecca, et ille abiisset in agrum ut jussionem patris impleret, (That when/with audisset Rebecca, and he abiisset in agrum as yussionem of_the_father impleret, )
The phrase his son probably recalls the fact that Esau was Isaac’s favorite son (Gen 25:28). However make sure that your translation of this phrase does not sound like Esau was not also Rebekah’s son. Alternate translation: “Rebekah overheard what Isaac said to their son Esau.” or “Now while Isaac was speaking to his son Esau, Rebekah was listening”
Consider whether it is more natural in your language to begin a new sentence here that continues into verse 6. Also see how you translated the field and hunt game in verse 3. Alternate translation: “So after Esau went out to the country to get wild animal meat,” or “So after Esau had left to go hunting in the open country,”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram
Genesis 26:23-29:1
While Isaac’s family was at Beersheba, Jacob stole Esau’s birthright, and Esau made plans to kill Jacob once his father had passed away. When Rebekah found out about Esau’s plan, she told Jacob to flee to her family in Paddan-aram (also called Aram-naharaim, meaning “Aram of the two rivers”) and garnered Isaac’s support by telling him that she was concerned that Jacob might marry one of the local Canaanite woman. So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram to find a wife there, much like Abraham had sent his servant Eleazar to this area to find a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24:10). Jacob left Beersheba and headed for Haran in Paddan-aram, and as night fell he stopped at a town called Luz. There he slept with his head resting on a stone and dreamed of a staircase to heaven with angels ascending and descending it. The Lord also spoke to him and reaffirmed his promise to give Canaan to his descendants. The Lord also promised to bring Jacob back to Canaan from Haran. When Jacob woke from his sleep, he declared the place to be the house of God and renamed it Bethel (meaning, “house of God”). Later Bethel appears to have served as an early location of the Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land (Judges 20; see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map). From Bethel Jacob continued on to the general area of Haran, likely following the same route in reverse that he followed upon his return journey to Canaan from Haran (Genesis 31-35). Sometime before Jacob returned, however, Esau moved away from Canaan and settled in Seir (Genesis 32:3; 36:1-8; ; see “Edom and the Land of Seir” map).
