Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
Parallel translations
- WEB until your brother’s anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”
- BSB 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?”
- NKJV until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”
- NASB until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send word and get you from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”
- NLT When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
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Quick answer
Rebekah hopes Esau's anger will pass and she can recall Jacob, fearing she might lose both sons "in one day."
Overview
Her dread of losing both sons—Jacob by murder and Esau by the resulting blood-guilt or vengeance—reveals the bitter fruit of favoritism and deceit in this household. The promised "sending" for Jacob never comes in her lifetime, a poignant note on consequences. Even so, the covenant line continues through the very son she sends away.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jas 4:13–15Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
- 2 Sam 14:6–7And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
- Lam 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- Gen 4:8–16And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- Gen 9:5–6And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
- Prov 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- Gen 27:35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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