Kejadian 25:31

25:31 But Jacob replied, “First ¹  sell me your birthright.”

Kejadian 27:44

27:44 Live with him for a little while ²  until your brother’s rage subsides.

Kejadian 37:12

37:12 When his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks near Shechem,

[25:31]  ¹ tn Heb “today.”

[27:44]  ² tn Heb “a few days.” Rebekah probably downplays the length of time Jacob will be gone, perhaps to encourage him and assure him that things will settle down soon. She probably expects Esau’s anger to die down quickly. However, Jacob ends up being gone twenty years and he never sees Rebekah again.