The Meaning of Genesis 28:5 Explained

Genesis 28:5

KJV: And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

YLT: And Isaac sendeth away Jacob, and he goeth to Padan-Aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.

Darby: And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Padan-Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebecca, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

ASV: And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

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What is the context of Genesis 28:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

What does Genesis 28:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 28:1-9 - Jacob Sent Away From Home

Esau deferred the execution of his murderous purpose, because of the near approach, as he supposed, of his father's death. But Isaac lived for forty years after this. His secret purpose, however, became known to Rebekah. See Proverbs 29:11. The ostensible reason for Jacob's expatriation which Rebekah gave her husband was not the real one. He was sent to Haran, not primarily for a wife, but to escape his brother. Does not this constant duplicity explain the reason of Rebekah's heart-weariness? It seems probable that she never saw her favorite son again. The benediction already pronounced on Jacob was repeated with greater amplitude and tenderness as he left his father's tent. Sad as he was in the inevitable wrench, the star of hope shone in the sky, beckoning him onward. It was necessary that he should be taken from under his mother's influence into that greater world, where, through pain and disappointment, he should become a prince with God. Often our nest is broken up that we may learn to fly. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 28

¹ Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram
⁶ Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael
¹⁰ Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder
¹⁸ The stone of Bethel
²⁰ Jacob's vow

What do the individual words in Genesis 28:5 mean?

So sent away Isaac - Jacob and he went - to Padan Aram to Laban son of Bethuel the Syrian the brother of Rebekah the mother of Jacob and Esau

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יִצְחָק֙ אֶֽת־ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֑ם אֶל־ לָבָ֤ן בֶּן־ בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י אֲחִ֣י רִבְקָ֔ה אֵ֥ם יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְעֵשָֽׂו

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	So sent away
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יִצְחָק֙	Isaac
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִצְחָק Sense: son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau.
אֶֽת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יַעֲקֹ֔ב	Jacob
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	and he went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה	-
Parse:
אֲרָ֑ם	to Padan Aram
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: פַּדָּן Sense: a plain or tableland in northern Mesopotamia in Aram, a region of Syria.
לָבָ֤ן	Laban
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לָבָן Sense: son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּתוּאֵל֙	of Bethuel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּתוּאֵל Sense: nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor by Milcah, father of Rebekah.
הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י	the Syrian
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרַמִּי Sense: a thing or a person from Syria or Aram.
אֲחִ֣י	the brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אָח Sense: brother.
רִבְקָ֔ה	of Rebekah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רִבְקָה Sense: daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob.
אֵ֥ם	the mother
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֵם Sense: mother.
יַעֲקֹ֖ב	of Jacob
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
וְעֵשָֽׂו	and Esau
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵשָׂו Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.

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