Genesis 27:40-42

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Genesis 27:40 sn You will tear off his yoke from your neck. It may be that this prophetic blessing found its fulfillment when Jerusalem fell and Edom got its revenge. The oracle makes Edom subservient to Israel and suggests the Edomites would live away from the best land and be forced to sustain themselves by violent measures.
2. Genesis 27:41 tn Or “bore a grudge against” (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV). The Hebrew verb שָׂטַם (satam) describes persistent hatred.
3. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “because of the blessing which his father blessed him.”
4. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “said in his heart.” The expression may mean “said to himself.” Even if this is the case, v. 42 makes it clear that he must have shared his intentions with someone, because the news reached Rebekah.
5. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “days.”
6. Genesis 27:41 tn The cohortative here expresses Esau’s determined resolve to kill Jacob.
7. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”
8. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “she sent and called for.”
9. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “is consoling himself with respect to you to kill you.” The only way Esau had of dealing with his anger at the moment was to plan to kill his brother after the death of Isaac.