and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
Parallel translations
- WEB and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.
- KJV And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
- NKJV and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram.
- NASB and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.
- NLT He also knew that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan-aram.
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Quick answer
Esau notes that Jacob obeyed his parents and departed for Paddan Aram.
Overview
Jacob's obedience to father and mother stands in contrast to Esau's earlier independent marriages that grieved them. The verse highlights submission to parental and covenant authority as part of the path of blessing. Esau's notice of this obedience prompts his belated attempt to please his parents in the next verse.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Exod 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Col 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
- Gen 27:43So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
- Eph 6:3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
- Prov 1:8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
- Prov 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Lev 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Eph 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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