BibleTools
Genesis 28:8
Compare all

Esau Marries Mahalath

6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.
8 Also Esau saw athat the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.  
9 So Esau went to Ishmael and atook bMahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, cthe sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.  

Jacob’s Vow at Bethel

10 Now Jacob awent out from Beersheba and went toward bHaran.  
11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.
12 Then he adreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there bthe angels of God were ascending and descending on it.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 28:8

<< Genesis 28:7   Genesis 28:9 >>

American Standard Version
And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father.

Amplified® Bible
Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father.

Contemporary English Version
Esau already had several wives, but he realized at last how much his father hated the Canaanite women.

Darby English Version
And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of Isaac his father.

Good News Bible
Esau then understood that his father Isaac did not approve of Canaanite women.

King James Version
And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

New American Standard Bible
So Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan displeased his father Isaac;

New International Version
Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac;

New King James Version
Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan displeased his father Isaac;

Revised Standard Version
So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father,

Young's Literal Translation
and Esau seeth that the daughters of Canaan are evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,


<< Genesis 28:7   Genesis 28:9 >>

Join 137,098+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

Close
E-mail This Page