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Genesis 27:43

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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
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  1. Genesis 11:31Rank 1 from verse 43
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    31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  2. Genesis 27:8Rank 2 from verse 43
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    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

  3. Genesis 27:13Rank 3 from verse 43
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    13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

  4. Acts 5:29Rank 4 from verse 43
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    29¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  5. Genesis 12:4–5Rank 5 from verse 43
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    4So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

    5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

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Genesis 27:43

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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COMBINED MEANING

obey

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To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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42And 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.

43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

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44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;

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