That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
Genesis 28:8 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nabajoth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father. American Standard Version (1901) and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; Common English Bible Esau realized that his father Isaac considered Canaanite women unacceptable. Catholic Public Domain Version having evidence also that his father did not look with favor upon the daughters of Canaan, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan: |
That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan:
But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mother's father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy uncle.
Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:
1 And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots,