Genesis 28:7

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

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

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–9

Good examples impress even the profane and malicious. But Esau thought, by pleasing his parents in one thing, to atone for other wrong doings. Carnal hearts are apt to think themselves as good as they should be, because in some one matter they are not so bad as they have been.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.