# General Information:

The story changes from Jacob to Esau

# Now

This word is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about [Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# Paddan Aram

This was another name for the region of Mesopotamia, which about the same location as modern Iraq. See how this was translated in [Genesis 25:20](../25/19.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# to take a wife

"to take a wife for himself"

# He also saw that [Isaac](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac) had blessed him

"[Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau) also saw that [Isaac](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac) had blessed [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob)"

# You must not take

"Do not take"

# women of [Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)

"daughters of [Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)" or "[Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)ite women"