Study it in the app“Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill Jacob my brother.””
Esauעֵשָׂוheld a grudge againstוַיִּשְׂטֹםJacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבbecause ofעַלthe blessingהַבְּרָכָהwith whichאֲשֶׁרhis fatherאָבִיוhad blessed him,בֵּרֲכוֹand Esauוַ עֵשָׂוsaidיֹּאמֶרin his heart,בְּלִבּוֹ“The daysיְמֵיof mourningאֵבֶלfor my fatherאָבִיare approaching;יִקְרְבוּthen I will killוְאַהַרְגָהJacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבmy brother.”אָחִי
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appearsbear a grudge
Bear a grudge, hate with a desire to do harm.
Where else “yistom” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsblessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “berach” appearsthink
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “yomer” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appearsmourning
Mourning, grief for one who has died.
Where else “evel” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrvu” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “aharga” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears40By your sword you will live, and your brother you will serve; but it will be when you break loose that you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
41 · This verse (above)
42The words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Look, Esau your brother is consoling himself about you by planning to kill you.
1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?
