Genesis 28:1 “So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from th…”

Genesis 28:1

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

World English Bible

Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

American Standard Version

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Izhak called Iaakob and blessed him, and charged him, and sayde vnto him, Take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Darby Translation

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Young's Literal Translation

And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, 'Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan;

Bible in Basic English

Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;

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Cross references

“blessed”

Genesis 27:27–33 Genesis 49:28 Deuteronomy 33:1 Joshua 22:7 Genesis 27:4 Genesis 48:15

Genesis 27:27–33 · BSB

So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

Genesis 49:28 · BSB

These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

Deuteronomy 33:1 · BSB

This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

Joshua 22:7 · BSB

(To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,

Genesis 27:4 · BSB

Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 48:15 · BSB

Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

“Thou shalt”

Genesis 24:3 Genesis 27:46 Genesis 6:2 Genesis 24:37 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 Genesis 34:9

Genesis 24:3 · BSB

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

Genesis 27:46 · BSB

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 24:37 · BSB

My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · BSB

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Genesis 34:9 · BSB

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

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