Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran. New Living Translation So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran. English Standard Version Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran Berean Standard Bible So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. King James Bible Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; New King James Version Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran. New American Standard Bible Now then, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban! NASB 1995 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban! NASB 1977 “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban! Legacy Standard Bible So now, my son, listen to my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban! Amplified Bible So now, my son, listen and do what I say; go, escape to my brother Laban in Haran! Christian Standard Bible So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, Holman Christian Standard Bible So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, American Standard Version Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; Contemporary English Version Now listen carefully and do what I say. Go to the home of my brother Laban in Haran English Revised Version Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; GOD'S WORD® Translation So now, Son, obey me. Quick! Run away to my brother Laban in Haran. Good News Translation Now, son, do what I say. Go at once to my brother Laban in Haran, International Standard Version Son, you'd better do what I say! Get up, run off to my brother Laban in Haran, Majority Standard Bible So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. NET Bible Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran. New Heart English Bible Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran. Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; World English Bible Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand now, my son, listen to my voice, and rise, flee for yourself to my brother Laban, to Haran, Young's Literal Translation and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran, Smith's Literal Translation And now my son, hear to my voice: and arising escape for thyself to Laban my brother, to Haran. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran: Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran. New American Bible So now, my son, obey me: flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, New Revised Standard Version Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore, my son, hearken to me; and arise, and go to Laban my brother, to Haran; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Now my son, hear my voice and arise, go to Laban my brother to Kharan; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; Brenton Septuagint Translation Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stolen Blessing…42When 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. 43So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. 44Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—… Cross References Genesis 28:5 So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. Genesis 28:10 Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 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 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” Genesis 46:1 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. 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 24:4 but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” Genesis 31:3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.” Genesis 32:9 Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ Genesis 33:18 After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. Genesis 35:27 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep. Acts 7:2-4 And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran; obey. Genesis 27:8,13 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee… Genesis 28:7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram; Proverbs 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Haran. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. Genesis 12:4,5 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran… Genesis 28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. Jump to Previous Arise Flee Haran Hearken Laban Obey Once Quickly Rise Thyself VoiceJump to Next Arise Flee Haran Hearken Laban Obey Once Quickly Rise Thyself VoiceGenesis 27 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing. 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it. 30. Esau brings venison. 33. Isaac trembles. 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing. 41. He threatens Jacob's life. 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away. So now This phrase indicates a sense of urgency and immediacy. In the Hebrew text, the word "now" (עַתָּה, 'attah) often signifies a pivotal moment requiring immediate action. Rebekah is addressing Jacob with a sense of urgency, emphasizing the critical nature of the situation. This urgency reflects the gravity of Esau's anger and the potential danger Jacob faces, underscoring the need for swift action. my son obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So now,וְעַתָּ֥ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my son, בְנִ֖י (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son obey שְׁמַ֣ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently my voice בְּקֹלִ֑י (bə·qō·lî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound and flee בְּרַח־ (bə·raḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly at once וְק֧וּם (wə·qūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to my brother אָחִ֖י (’ā·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) Laban לָבָ֥ן (lā·ḇān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob in Haran. חָרָֽנָה׃ (ḥā·rā·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2771: Haran -- 'crossroads', a city in northern Mesopotamia Links Genesis 27:43 NIVGenesis 27:43 NLT Genesis 27:43 ESV Genesis 27:43 NASB Genesis 27:43 KJV Genesis 27:43 BibleApps.com Genesis 27:43 Biblia Paralela Genesis 27:43 Chinese Bible Genesis 27:43 French Bible Genesis 27:43 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 27:43 Now therefore my son obey my voice (Gen. 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