Genesis 27:38-40

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³⁸Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

³⁹Then Isaac his father answered him:

“Behold, away from^[a] the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,
    and away from^[b] the dew of heaven on high.
⁴⁰By your sword you shall live,
    and you shall serve your brother;
but when you break loose
    you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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