Genesis 28:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went to Paddan-Aram.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶל־אִמּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ פַּדֶּֽ‪[m]‬נָֽה אֲרָֽם

Transliteration

wə-yišmaʿ yaʿăqōb to-ʾābîw and-to-ʾimmô wə-yēlek paddenâ ʾărām

Grammar Details

• *wə-yišmaʿ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he listened/obeyed
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
• *ʾimmô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother
• *wə-yēlek*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went
• *paddenâ*: noun + directional heh - to Paddan
• *ʾărām*: proper noun - Aram

Word Meanings

• *yišmaʿ*: listened to/obeyed/heeded
• *yēlek*: went/walked/traveled

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and that Iacob had obeyed his father and mother and was gone vnto Mesopotamia:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and that Iacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone vnto Mesopotamia:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And that Iaakob had obeyed his father & his mother, and was gone to Padan Aram:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And that Iacob had obeyed his father and mother, and was gone to Mesopotamia:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  that Jacob hearkeneth unto his father and unto his mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 27:43 : 43 Now then, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
• Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
• Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
• Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
• Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
• Eph 6:1 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.
• Eph 6:3 : 3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
• Col 3:20 : 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.