Genesis 28:6

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, 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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Esau	עֵשָׂ֗ו 'e.Sav	H6215	Esav · proper noun, a man's name
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא vai.Yar'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Isaac	יִצְחָק֮ yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
blessed	בֵרַ֣ךְ ve.Rakh	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֒ ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
away	וְשִׁלַּ֤ח ve.shi.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Padan-aram	פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה pa.De.nah	H6307	Paddan or Paddan-Aram · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
take	לָקַֽחַת la.ka.chat-	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
wife	אִשָּׁ֑ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
blessed	בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ be.va.ra.Kho	H1288	to kneel · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
charge	וַיְצַ֤ו vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
take	תִקַּ֥ח ti.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
wife	אִשָּׁ֖ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
daughters	מִבְּנ֥וֹת mi.be.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Genesis 27:33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before t…
Genesis 28:1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:6-9

This passage concerning Esau comes in in the midst of Jacob's story, either, 1. To show the influence of a good example. Esau, though the greater man, now begins to think Jacob the better man, and disdains not to take him for his pattern in this particular instance of marrying with a daughter of Abraham. The elder children should give to the younger an example of tractableness and obedience; it is bad if they do not: but it is some alleviation if they take the example of it from them, as Esau here did from Jacob. Or, 2. To show the folly of an after-wit. Esau did well, but he did it when it was too late, He saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not his father, and he might have seen that…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:6

when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, &c.--Desirous to humor his parents and, if possible, get the last will revoked, he became wise when too late (see Mat 25:10), and hoped by gratifying his parents in one thing to atone for all his former delinquencies. But he only made bad worse, and though he did not marry a "wife of the daughters of Canaan," he married into a family which God had rejected. It showed a partial reformation, but no repentance, for he gave no proofs of abating his vindictive purposes against his brother, nor cherishing that pious spirit that would have gratified his father--he was like Micah (see Jdg 17:13).

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:5

Bethuel the Syrian - Literally the Aramean, so called, not because he was of the race of Aram the son of Shem, but because he dwelt in that country which had been formerly possessed by the descendants of Aram.

John Gill on Genesis 28:6

And when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob,.... Had conferred the blessing before given, or had wished him a good journey; which perhaps may be all that Esau understood by it, and so was not so much offended with it: and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; which likewise might not be displeasing to him, partly as he understood it to be only on account of taking a wife, and not on account of his ill design upon him, which he might imagine his parents knew nothing of; and partly as he would now be out of the way, and he might find means the easier to ingratiate himself into his father's favour, and get him to revoke the blessing, and settle the inheritance upon him…

Dictionary and topics

Daughter — This word, besides its natural and proper sense, is used to designate, (1.) A niece or any female descendant (Gen. 20:12; 24:48; 28:6). (2.) Women as natives of a place, or as professing the religion…
Padan-aram — The plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, (Gen. 25:20; 28:2, 5-7; 31:18, etc.), commonly regarded as the district of Mesopotamia (q.v.) lying around Haran.
Padanaram — By this name, which signifies the table-land of Aram, i.e. Syriac, the Hebrews designated the tract of country which they otherwise called the Aram-naharaim, “Aram of the two of rivers,” the Greek…
Vows — Voluntary promises which, when once made, were to be kept if the thing vowed was right. They were made under a great variety of circumstances (Gen. 28: 18-22; Lev. 7:16; Num. 30:2-13; Deut. 23:18;…
Emulation · .In Esau’s marriages — .In Esau’s marriages

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 28:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:5

John Gill on Genesis 28:6

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 28:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:6

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:5

John Gill on Genesis 28:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 28:6-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 28:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 28:6-9

Rashi on Genesis 28:5