Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
- BSB Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.
- NKJV Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.
- NASB So now, my son, listen to me as I command you.
- NLT Now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly as I tell you.
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Quick answer
Rebekah urges Jacob to obey her instructions.
Overview
She presses Jacob to follow her plan exactly, taking command of the scheme. Her insistence reveals both her resolve and the moral problem of pursuing a God-given end by deceitful means. The narrative neither approves the deception nor denies that God's purpose for Jacob stood firm.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Eph 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
- Gen 27:13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
- Acts 5:29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Gen 25:23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
- Gen 27:43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
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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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