Genesis 28:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan–aram;”

Genesis 28:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 28:7 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 28:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.”

Genesis 28:7 — World English Bible

Genesis 28:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram: ”

Genesis 28:7 — American Standard Version

Genesis 28:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“that Jacob hearkeneth unto his father and unto his mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram--”

Genesis 28:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 28:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and [that] Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram. ”

Genesis 28:7 — Darby Translation

Genesis 28:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And that Iaakob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan Aram:”

Genesis 28:7 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 28:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Jacob listened to his father and to his mother, and he went to Paddan-Aram.”

Genesis 28:7 — The Living Sword

Genesis 28:7 in Context — Genesis 28

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;

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

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What Does Genesis 28:7 Mean?

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