Verse 41

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Esau hatet Jakob fordi velsignelsen faren hadde gitt ham, og tenkte for seg selv: 'Dagen for min fars sorg er nær; da skal jeg drepe Jakob, min bror.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen som hans far hadde velsignet ham med. Og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Snart kommer dagene for sorg over min far, og da vil jeg drepe Jakob, min bror.

• Norsk King James

  Og Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen som hans far hadde velsignet ham med: og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Dager med sorg for min far er nær; så vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt ham, og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Snart vil dagene komme når vi sørger over min far, da skal jeg drepe Jakob, min bror.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelse hans far hadde gitt ham, og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: 'Dagene for min fars sorg er nær, da vil jeg drepe Jakob, min bror.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt ham. Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Dagene for min fars sorg nærmer seg; da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen faren hadde gitt ham, og han tenkte i sitt hjerte: "Farens sørgedager nærmer seg, og da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob."

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt ham. Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Dagene for min fars sorg nærmer seg; da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt ham. Og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: «Dagene for min fars sorg nærmer seg. Da skal jeg drepe Jakob, min bror.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen som hans far hadde gitt ham. Og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: 'De dager skal komme til sorg over min far, og da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Esau var Jakob hadsk for den Velsignelses Skyld, som hans Fader havde velsignet ham med, og Esau sagde i sit Hjerte: Det kommer snart, at vi skulle sørge for min Fader, da vil jeg slaae Jakob, min Broder, ihjel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen som hans far hadde velsignet ham med. Og Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Dagene for å sørge over min far er nær; da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av den velsignelsen hans far hadde velsignet ham med. Esau sa i sitt hjerte: «Dagen for sorg over min far er nær. Da skal jeg drepe min bror Jakob.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen han hadde fått av faren. Og Esau sa til seg selv: 'Dagene med sorg over min far nærmer seg; da skal jeg drepe min bror Jakob.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt ham. Esau sa i sitt hjerte: Dagene for min fars sorg er nær. Da vil jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Esau hatet Jakob på grunn av velsignelsen hans far hadde gitt Jakob, og han sa i sitt hjerte, Dagene for sorgen over min far nærmer seg; da skal jeg drepe min bror Jakob.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Esau hated Iacob because of the blessynge yt his father blessed him with all and sayde in his harte: The dayes of my fathers sorowe are at hade for I will sley my brother Iacob.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Esau bare euell wyll vnto Iacob, because of the blessynge that his father had blessed him withall, and sayde in his herte: The tyme wyll come shortly, that my father shal mourne, for I wil slaye my brother Iacob.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessyng that his father blessed hym withall. And Esau sayde in his heart: The dayes of sorowyng for my father are at hande, then wyll I slaye my brother Iacob.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Esau hateth Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau saith in his heart, `The days of mourning `for' my father draw near, and I slay Jacob my brother.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 37:4 : 4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all of them, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
• 1 John 3:12-15 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in them.
• Gen 50:3-4 : 3 They took forty days for him, because that is how long the embalming process takes, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. 4 When the days of mourning were over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household, saying, 'If I have found favor with you, please convey this message to Pharaoh.
• Gen 37:8 : 8 His brothers said to him, "Do you really think you will reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him even more for his dreams and his words.
• Gen 32:6 : 6 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants, and I am sending this message to my lord so that I might find favor in your eyes.
• Gen 32:11 : 11 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown to your servant. With only my staff, I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
• Gen 35:29 : 29 Then Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
• Gen 4:2-8 : 2 Later, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil. 3 Over time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering. 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?' 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.' 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
• Gen 50:10-11 : 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, 'This is a deep mourning for the Egyptians.' Therefore, the place was named Abel Mizraim, which is near the Jordan.
• Deut 34:8 : 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the time of mourning was over.
• 2 Sam 13:28-29 : 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’ 29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.
• 2 Chr 35:24 : 24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in another chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem. There he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
• Ps 35:14 : 14 I behaved as if they were my friend or brother; I mourned as one mourning for a mother, bowed down in sorrow.
• Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming.
• Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.
• Ps 140:4-5 : 4 They sharpen their tongues like serpents; the venom of vipers is under their lips. Selah. 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
• Ps 142:3 : 3 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my troubles to Him.
• Prov 1:12-13 : 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.
• Prov 1:16 : 16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.
• Prov 6:14 : 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.
• Eccl 7:9 : 9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
• Ezek 25:12-15 : 12 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Edom acted in revenge against the house of Judah and committed great guilt by taking vengeance on them, 13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off both man and beast from it. I will make it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan, and they will fall by the sword. 14 I will take my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to my anger and my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD. 15 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, seeking to destroy Judah with perpetual hostility,
• Ezek 35:5 : 5 Because you have harbored eternal hostility and delivered the Israelites to the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment,
• Amos 1:11-12 : 11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.' 12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
• Obad 1:10-14 : 10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever. 11 On the day you stood aloof, on the day strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. 12 But do not gloat over your brother on the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day of their destruction; and do not boastfully speak on the day of distress. 13 Do not enter the gate of my people on the day of their disaster; do not gloat over their calamity on the day of their disaster; and do not reach out your hand to their wealth on the day of their disaster. 14 Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors on the day of distress.
• Eph 4:26-27 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
• Titus 1:15-16 : 15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; rather, both their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.