Verse 40
Genesis 27:40
King James Version
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַל חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ תִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְ/אֶת אָחִ֖י/ךָ תַּעֲבֹ֑ד וְ/הָיָה֙ כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּרִ֔יד וּ/פָרַקְתָּ֥ עֻלּ֖/וֹ מֵ/עַ֥ל צַוָּארֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And on your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; and it shall be that as you grow weary, you shall remove his yoke from off your neck.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he ca...
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And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and t...
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And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring
it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless...
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5
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt
for venison,...
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6
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother...
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7
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my...
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8
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
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9
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savou...
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10
And thou shalt bring
it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
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11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother
is a hairy man, and I
am a smooth man:
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My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curs...
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13
And his mother said unto him, Upon me
be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me
them...
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14
And he went, and fetched, and brought
them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as...
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15
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which
were with her in the house, and put th...
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16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
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17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
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18
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here
am I; who
art thou, my son?
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19
And Jacob said unto his father, I
am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: ar...
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20
And Isaac said unto his son, How
is it that thou hast found
it so quickly, my son? And he said, Beca...
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21
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou
be my...
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22
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice
is Jacob’s voice, bu...
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23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed h...
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24
And he said,
Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I
am.
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25
And he said, Bring
it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. A...
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26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
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27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said...
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28
Therefore God (Elohim) give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of c...
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29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s...
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30
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce go...
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31
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my...
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32
And Isaac his father said unto him, Who
art thou? And he said, I
am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
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33
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where
is
he that hath taken venison, and brough...
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34
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and sai...
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35
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
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36
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away...
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37
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I...
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38
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me,
even me also, O my f...
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39
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the ea...
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40
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou s...
41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his...
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42
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younge...
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43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
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44
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
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45
Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget
that
which thou hast done to him: then...
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46
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a w...
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