Genesis 27:42

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And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

In other translations

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

Hebrew words

וַיֻּגַּדvaiyugadand it was toldH5046לְרִבְקָהlerivkahto RebekahH7259אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215בְּנָהּbenahson herH1121הַגָּדֹלhagadol<the> oldH1419וַתִּשְׁלַחvatishlachand she sentH7971וַתִּקְרָאvatikra'and she summonedH7121לְיַעֲקֹבleya'ako<to> JacobH3290בְּנָהּbenahson herH1121הַקָּטָןhakatan<the> youngH6996וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009עֵשָׂו'esavEsauH6215אָחִיךָ'achikhabrother yourH251מִתְנַחֵםmitnachem[is] comforting himselfH5162לְךָlekhato <the> youלְהָרְגֶךָ׃leharegekhaby killing youH2026

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Esau, Jacob, Rebekah

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