# Esau said in his heart

Here "heart" stands for Esau himself. AT: "Esau said to himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# days of mourning for my father are near

This refers to a number of days a person grieves when a family member dies.

# The words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Someone told Rebekah about Esau's plan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# See

"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"

# is consoling himself

"is making himself feel better"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rebekah]]