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Genesis 27:39-41
Complete Jewish Bible
Genesis 27:39-41
Complete Jewish Bible
39 and Yitz’chak his father answered him: “Here! Your home will be of the richness of the earth and of the dew of heaven from above. 40 You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you break loose, you will shake his yoke off your neck.”
41 ‘Esav hated his brother because of the blessing his father had given him. ‘Esav said to himself, “The time for mourning my father will soon come, and then I will kill my brother Ya‘akov.”
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Genesis 27:39-41
New International Version
Genesis 27:39-41
New International Version
39 His father Isaac answered him,(A)
“Your dwelling will be
away from the earth’s richness,
away from the dew(B) of heaven above.(C)
40 You will live by the sword
and you will serve(D) your brother.(E)
But when you grow restless,
you will throw his yoke
from off your neck.(F)”
41 Esau held a grudge(G) against Jacob(H) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(I) for my father are near; then I will kill(J) my brother Jacob.”(K)
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