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Genesis 25:23
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 25:23
Christian Standard Bible
23 And the Lord said to her:
Two nations are in your womb;
two peoples will come from you and be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,(A)
and the older will serve the younger.(B)
Genesis 25:23
New International Version
Genesis 25:23
New International Version
23 The Lord said to her,
Genesis 25:23
King James Version
Genesis 25:23
King James Version
23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
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Genesis 27:29-40
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 27:29-40
Christian Standard Bible
29 May peoples serve you(A)
and nations bow in homage to you.
Be master over your relatives;
may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you.
Those who curse you will be cursed,
and those who bless you will be blessed.(B)
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob and Jacob had left the presence of his father Isaac, his brother Esau arrived from his hunting. 31 He had also made some delicious food and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father get up and eat some of his son’s game, so that you may bless me.”
32 But his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?”
He answered, “I am Esau your firstborn son.”
33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. “Who was it then,” he said, “who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed!”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!” (C)
35 But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
36 So he said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob?[a](D) For he has cheated me twice now. He took my birthright, and look, now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
37 But Isaac answered Esau, “Look, I have made him a master over you, have given him all of his relatives as his servants, and have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then can I do for you, my son?”
38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” And Esau wept loudly.[b]
39 His father Isaac answered him,
Look, your dwelling place will be
away from the richness of the land,
away from the dew of the sky above.
40 You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,[c]
you will break his yoke from your neck.
Genesis 27:29-40
New International Version
Genesis 27:29-40
New International Version
29 May nations serve you
and peoples bow down to you.(A)
Be lord over your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(B)
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.(C)”
30 After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting. 31 He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”(D)
32 His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”(E)
“I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.(F)”
33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me?(G) I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!(H)”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry(I) and said to his father, “Bless(J) me—me too, my father!”
35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(K) and took your blessing.”(L)
36 Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob[a]?(M) This is the second time he has taken advantage of(N) me: He took my birthright,(O) and now he’s taken my blessing!”(P) Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
37 Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine.(Q) So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”
38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.(R)
39 His father Isaac answered him,(S)
Footnotes
- Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
Genesis 27:29-40
King James Version
Genesis 27:29-40
King James Version
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
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Numbers 24:18
Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 24:18
Christian Standard Bible
18 Edom will become a possession;
Seir(A) will become a possession of its enemies,
but Israel will be triumphant.
Numbers 24:18
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Numbers 24:18
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Numbers 24:18
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Numbers 24:18
King James Version
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
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