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Genesis 27:40-42
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Genesis 27:40-42
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
40 Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
41 Esau therefore always hated Jacob for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him: and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob.
42 These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob her son, and said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kill thee.
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Genesis 27:40-42
New International Version
Genesis 27:40-42
New International Version
40 You will live by the sword
and you will serve(A) your brother.(B)
But when you grow restless,
you will throw his yoke
from off your neck.(C)”
41 Esau held a grudge(D) against Jacob(E) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(F) for my father are near; then I will kill(G) my brother Jacob.”(H)
42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau(I) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.(J)
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