King James Version
Genesis 27:44 in the King James Version says “And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;”
Genesis 27:44 · King James Version
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;
Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
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“And tarry”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“until”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“turn away”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“thy brother's”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
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