Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman. New Living Translation So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women. English Standard Version Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. Berean Standard Bible So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. New American Standard Bible So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him, saying to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. NASB 1995 So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. NASB 1977 So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Legacy Standard Bible So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Amplified Bible So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not marry one of the women of Canaan. Christian Standard Bible So Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite girl. Holman Christian Standard Bible Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him: “Don’t take a wife from the Canaanite women. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You are not to marry any of the Canaanite women. Good News Translation Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite. International Standard Version Later, Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, instructing him, "Don't marry a wife from the local Canaanite women. Majority Standard Bible So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. ?Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,? he commanded. NET Bible So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman! New Heart English Bible Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, "You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Webster's Bible Translation And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. World English Bible Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Isaac calls to Jacob, and blesses him, and commands him, and says to him, “You must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; Young's Literal Translation And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, 'Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan; Smith's Literal Translation And Isaak will call to Jacob, and will bless him, and will command him, and will say to him, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan: Catholic Public Domain Version And so Isaac called for Jacob, and he blessed him, and he instructed him, saying: “Do not be willing to accept a mate from the family of Canaan. New American Bible Isaac therefore summoned Jacob and blessed him, charging him: “You shall not marry a Canaanite woman! New Revised Standard Version Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHEN Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Isaaq called Yaquuv and blessed him and he commanded him and said to him, “Do not take a woman from the daughters of Canaan. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him: 'Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Isaac having called for Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of the Chananites. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Flees to Laban1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. 2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.… Cross References Genesis 24:3-4 and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” Genesis 26:34-35 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 27:46 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?” Genesis 24:37-38 My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell, / but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’ Genesis 25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. Genesis 21:21 And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt. Genesis 22:23 And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. Genesis 29:1 Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. Genesis 31:18 and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan. Genesis 35:9-12 After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ... Genesis 46:1-4 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ... Exodus 3:6 Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” Deuteronomy 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. Treasury of Scripture And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. blessed. Genesis 28:3,4 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; … Genesis 27:4,27-33 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die… Genesis 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, Thou shalt. Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. Genesis 24:3,37 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: … Genesis 26:34,35 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: … Jump to Previous Blessed Blesseth Blessing Caanan Canaan Canaanite Charged Commanded Commandeth Daughters Isaac Jacob Marry Wife WomenJump to Next Blessed Blesseth Blessing Caanan Canaan Canaanite Charged Commanded Commandeth Daughters Isaac Jacob Marry Wife WomenGenesis 28 1. Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.6. Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael. 10. Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder. 18. The stone of Bethel. 20. Jacob's vow. So Isaac called for Jacob The phrase begins with Isaac, the patriarch, taking initiative. The Hebrew root for "called" is קָרָא (qara), which implies a purposeful summoning. This action signifies a pivotal moment in the family lineage, as Isaac, the son of Abraham, is about to impart a significant blessing and directive to Jacob. Historically, this reflects the patriarchal tradition where the father plays a crucial role in guiding the future of his descendants, ensuring the continuation of God's covenant. and blessed him and commanded him Do not marry a Canaanite woman (1) Isaac called Jacob. . . . --Though Rebekah's primary motive was her concern for Jacob's safety, yet we must not imagine that his marriage was a mere pretext. On the contrary, now that he was acknowledged as the firstborn, both he and she would have been abandoning his high position had they not arranged for the fulfilment of his duty in this respect. What is remarkable is the frankness of Isaac's conduct. There is no attempt to substitute Esau for Jacob, nor to lessen the privileges of the latter, but with hearty cheerfulness he blesses the younger son, and confirms him in the possession of the whole Abrahamic blessing. Verse 1. - And Isaac (recognizing the wisdom and propriety of Rebekah's suggestion that a bride should now be sought for him whom God had so unmistakably declared to be the heir of the theocratic promise) called Jacob (to his bed-side), and blessed him, - in enlarged form, renewing the benediction previously given (Genesis 27:27) - and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan (cf. Genesis 14:3). Intermarriage with the women of the land was expressly forbidden to the theocratic heir, while his attention was directed to his mother's kindred.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Isaacיִצְחָ֛ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah called for וַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc and blessed וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse him. אֹת֑וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case “Do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no take תִקַּ֥ח (ṯiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a wife אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female from the Canaanite כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan women,” מִבְּנ֥וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1323: A daughter he commanded. וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ (way·ṣaw·wê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Links Genesis 28:1 NIVGenesis 28:1 NLT Genesis 28:1 ESV Genesis 28:1 NASB Genesis 28:1 KJV Genesis 28:1 BibleApps.com Genesis 28:1 Biblia Paralela Genesis 28:1 Chinese Bible Genesis 28:1 French Bible Genesis 28:1 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 28:1 Isaac called Jacob blessed him and commanded (Gen. 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