Genesis 27:39-40

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁹Then Isaac his father answered him:

“Behold, away from^[a] the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,
    and away from^[b] the dew of heaven on high.
⁴⁰By your sword you shall live,
    and you shall serve your brother;
but when you break loose
    you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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Genesis 27:39 Or of
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Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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