Genesis 28:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 28:1

1 Then Isaac called Jacob and ^ablessed him, and charged him, and said to him: ^b“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

2 ^aArise, go to ^bPadan Aram, to the house of ^cBethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of ^dLaban your mother’s brother.

3 “May ^aGod Almighty bless you,
And make you ^bfruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;

4 And give you ^athe blessin¹g of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
^bIn which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”

5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

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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,”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 28:1

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
SO ISAAC called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him, You shall not marry one of the women of Canaan.

Contemporary English Version
Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women.

Darby English Version
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Good News Bible
Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

New International Version
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him and commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman.

New King James Version
Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: 'You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

Revised Standard Version
Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, "You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women.

Young's Literal Translation
And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, `Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan;

New English Translation
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman!¹

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