Genesis 27:39-41
Lexham English Bible
39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him,
“Your home shall be from[a] the fatness of the land,
and from the dew of heaven above.
40 But by your sword you shall live,
and you shall serve your brother.
But it shall be that when free yourself
you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.
41 Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart,[b] “The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother.”
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- Genesis 27:39 Or “away from”
- Genesis 27:41 That is, “to himself”
Genesis 27:39-41
King James Version
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.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
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