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# Now
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The word "now" shows a change of emphasis to Rebekah and Jacob. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Rebekah heard it when Isaac spoke to Esau his son
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"Rebekah heard Isaac speaking to his son Esau"
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# Esau went ... bring it back. Rebekah spoke to Jacob
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After Esau leaves, Rebekah speaks to Jacob because of what she heard. Alternate translation: "So when Esau went ... bring it back, Rebekah spoke to Jacob" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
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# to Esau his son ... to Jacob her son
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Esau and Jacob were both sons of Isaac and Rebekah. They are called "his son" and "her son" to emphasize that one parent preferred one son over the other son.
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