Genesis 27:39-41

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³⁹At this, his father Isaac replied to him,

“Look! Away from the fertile land will be your dwellings;
    away from the dew of the skies above.
⁴⁰By your sword you’ll live;
    but you’ll serve your brother.
But when you’ve become restless,
    you’ll break off his yoke from your neck.”

⁴¹So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself,^[a] “The time^[b] to mourn for my father is very near. That’s when I’m going to kill my brother Jacob.”

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Genesis 27:41 Lit. saying in his heart
Genesis 27:41 Lit. days

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Genesis 27:39-41

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