Genesis 27:46–28:5 — Yitshak sends Ya’akov off to Lavan’s

OET-RV by cross-referenced section GEN 27:46

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Gen 27:46—28:5

27:46 Yitshak sends Ya’akov off to Lavan’s

46 Then Rivkah told her husband Yitshak (Isaac), “I’m quite disgusted with those daughters of Het. If Ya’akov (Jacob) chooses a wife like Het’s daughters from this culture around us here, I wouldn’t be able to bear it.”

28 So Yitshak called for Ya’akov and blessed him, and instructed him, “Don’t take a wife from the Kena’ani (Canaanite) girls. 2 Pack up and go to Padan -Aram—to the home of your mother’s father Betuel and get yourself a wife from there—from the daughters of your mother’s brother Lavan (Laban). 3 And may the powerful God bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become a community of peoples. 4 May he give the same blessing of Avraham to you—to you and to your descendants with you—so that you will own the land where you’ve been staying and which God gave to Avraham.”[ref] 5 Then Yitshak sent Ya’akov away, and he went to Padan -Aram—to Lavan, the son of Betuel the Aramean and the brother of Ya’akov and Esav’s (Esau’s) mother Rivkah.

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46 And_ Riⱱqāh _she/it _said to Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) I _loathe (in)_life _of_my from_face/in _front _of the _daughters _of Ḩēt if Yaˊₐqoⱱ is_taking a _wife from_the _daughters _of Ḩēt like_these from_the _daughters _of the_earth/land to/for_what to/for_me life.

Literal Version GEN 28:1

28 And_ Yiʦḩāq _he/it _called (to) Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_he/it _blessed DOM_him/it and_he_commanded _him and_he/it _said to_him/it not you _must _take a _wife from_the _daughters _of Kənaˊan/(Canaan).

2 Arise go to_Paddan ʼArām the _house _of_to of _Bətū^ʼēl the _father _of your _mother _of_your and_take to/for_yourself(m) from_there a _wife one_of _the _daughters _of Lāⱱān the _brother _of your _mother _of_your.

3 And_god almighty may _he _bless you and_may_he _make _you _fruitful and_may_he _multiply _you and_you _will _become (into)_a_company _of peoples.

4 And_may _he _give to/for_yourself(m) DOM the _blessing _of ʼAⱱrāhām to/for_yourself(m) and_to_offspring _of_your with_you you_to_take _possession _of DOM the _land _of your(pl)_sojournings _of_your which god he _gave to_ʼAⱱrāhām.

5 And_ Yiʦḩāq _he _sent _off DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_he/it _went to_Paddan ʼArām to Lāⱱān the _son _of Bətū^ʼēl the_ʼArammiy the _brother _of Riⱱqāh the _mother _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_ˊĒsāv.

28:4: Gen 17:4-8.

Collected OET-RV cross-references

Gen 17:4-8:

4 “Listen, my agreement with you is that you’ll become the father of many nations, 5 so you’ll no longer be called ‘Avram’, but now your name will be ‘Avraham’ (which means ‘father of many nations’) because I’m making you the father of many nations.[ref] 6 I’ll make you and your descendants very fruitful so that they form nations and some of them will become kings.