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Genesis 27:40-42
New King James Version
Genesis 27:40-42
New King James Version
40 By your sword you shall live,
And (A)you shall serve your brother;
And (B)it shall come to pass, when you become restless,
That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
Jacob Escapes from Esau
41 So Esau (C)hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, (D)“The days of mourning for my father [a]are at hand; (E)then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42 And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau (F)comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.
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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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