Genesis 28 · Verse 6

Genesis 28:6

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan–aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Genesis 28:6, King James Version

Genesis 28:6 in other translations

BSBNow Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”
WEBNow Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”
ASVNow Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
YLTAnd Esau seeth that Isaac hath blessed Jacob, and hath sent him to Padan-Aram to take to himself from thence a wife--in his blessing him that he layeth a charge upon him, saying, Thou dost not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan--
DARBYAnd Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-Aram, to take a wife thence, blessing him, and giving him a charge saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
BBESo when Esau saw that Isaac had given Jacob his blessing, and sent him away to Paddan-aram to get a wife for himself there, blessing him and saying to him, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
WebsterWhen Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

What does Genesis 28:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:6-9
6-9. when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, &c.--Desirous to humor his parents and, if possible, get the last will revoked, he became wise when too late (see Mt 25:10), and hoped by gratifying his parents in one thing to atone for all his former delinquencies. But he only made bad worse, and though he did not marry a "wife of the daughters of Canaan," he married into a family which God had rejected. It showed a partial reformation, but no repentance, for he gave no proofs of abating his vindictive purposes against his brother, nor cherishing that pious spirit that would have gratified his father--he was like Micah (see Jud 17:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 28:6-9
Good examples impress even the profane and malicious. But Esau thought, by pleasing his parents in one thing, to atone for other wrong doings. Carnal hearts are apt to think themselves as good as they should be, because in some one matter they are not so bad as they have been.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 28:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsauH6215
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
בֵרַ֣ךְve.Rakhhe had blessedH1288
יִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakIsaacH3327
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoJacobH3290
וְשִׁלַּ֤חve.shi.Lachand he had sent offH7971
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
פַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahPaddan towardsH6307
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
לָקַֽחַת\־la.ka.chat-to takeH3947
ל֥וֹlofor <the> himself
מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
אִשָּׁ֑ה'i.Shaha wifeH802
בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.Khowhen blessed heH1288
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzavand he had commandedH6680
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavto himH5921
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תִקַּ֥חti.Kachyou must takeH3947
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha wifeH802
מִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.Notfrom [the] daughters ofH1323
כְּנָֽעַן\׃ke.Na.'anCanaanH3667

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 28:6

  • Genesis 28:1

    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.

  • Genesis 27:33

    And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

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Context

  • Genesis 28:5

    And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan–aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

  • Genesis 28:6

    When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan–aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

  • Genesis 28:7

    And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan–aram;

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Genesis 28:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vió Esaú cómo Isaac había bendecido á Jacob, y le había enviado á Padan-aram, para tomar para sí mujer de allí; y que cuando le bendijo, le había mandado, diciendo: No tomarás mujer de las hijas de Canaán;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ésaü vit qu’Isaac avait béni Jacob, et l’avait fait partir pour Paddan-Aram pour y prendre une femme, et qu’en le bénissant il lui avait commandé, disant: Tu ne prendras pas de femme d’entre les filles de Canaan;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Esau sah, daß Isaak den Jakob gesegnet und ihn nach Paddan-Aram entlassen hatte, um sich von dort ein Weib zu nehmen, indem er ihn segnete und ihm gebot und sprach: Du sollst nicht ein Weib nehmen von den Töchtern Kanaans,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Videns autem Esau quod benedixisset pater suus Jacob, et misisset eum in Mesopotamiam Syriæ, ut inde uxorem duceret; et quod post benedictionem præcepisset ei, dicens: Non accipies uxorem de filiabus Chanaan: