Bible Strands
Genesis 27:44
Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rebekah instructs Jacob to flee to her brother Laban in Haran immediately after Jacob receives Isaac's blessing and before Esau's threatened violence occurs.
The words — The phrase יָמִים אֲחָדִים (yamim aḥadîm) literally means "one or a few days," paired with the verb שָׁבַתָּ (shavatâ) for remaining or staying.
The thread — The duration of this refuge is later fulfilled when Jacob remains with Laban for twenty years (Genesis 31:38; Genesis 31:41).
Why it lands — The text commands temporary displacement to outlast a brother's rage, asking the reader to accept strategic patience as a practical means to preserve life before reconciliation becomes possible.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
Cross-references
- Genesis 31:38 I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
- Genesis 31:41 Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!