Genesis 28:7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

English Standard Version
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

New American Standard Bible
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.

King James Bible
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Jacob listened to his father and mother and went to Paddan-aram.

International Standard Version
After Jacob had obeyed his father and mother's instructions to set out for Paddan-aram,

American Standard Version
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria:

Darby Bible Translation
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram.

Young's Literal Translation
that Jacob hearkeneth unto his father and unto his mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram --

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

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).