Genesis 28:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Genesis 28:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 28:6 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 28:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;””
Genesis 28:6 — World English Bible
Genesis 28:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-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; ”
Genesis 28:6 — American Standard Version
Genesis 28:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Esau seeth that Isaac hath blessed Jacob, and hath sent him to Padan-Aram to take to himself from thence a wife--in his blessing him that he layeth a charge upon him, saying, Thou dost not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan--”
Genesis 28:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 28:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-Aram, to take a wife thence, blessing him, and giving him a charge saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; ”
Genesis 28:6 — Darby Translation
Genesis 28:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When Esau sawe that Izhak had blessed Iaakob, and sent him to Padan Aram, to set him a wife thence, and giuen him a charge when he blessed him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,”
Genesis 28:6 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 28:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-Aram to take a wife from there. And in the blessing he commanded him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan."”
Genesis 28:6 — The Living Sword
Genesis 28:6 in Context — Genesis 28
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;
What Does Genesis 28:6 Mean?
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