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Genesis 27:43
So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
Genesis 27:43 · Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 27:43 in other translations
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
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In context
40 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42 When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
43 So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
44 Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—
45 until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
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