Genesis 27
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Genesis 27:37-40

37But IsaacH3327 repliedH6030 to EsauH6215, “BeholdH2005, I have madeH7760 him 1your masterH1376, and allH3605 his 2relativesH251 I have givenH5414 to him 3as servantsH5650; and with grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492 I have sustainedH5564 him. Now as for you thenH645, whatH4100 can I doH6213, my sonH1121?” 38EsauH6215 saidH559 to his fatherH1, “Do you have only oneH259 blessingH1293, my fatherH1? BlessH1288 me, even me alsoH1571, O my fatherH1.” So EsauH6215 liftedH5375 his voiceH6963 and 4weptH1058.

39Then 5IsaacH3327 his fatherH1 answeredH6030 and saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, 67away from the 8fertilityH8082 of the earthH776 shall be your dwellingH4186, And 9away from the dewH2919 of heavenH8064 from aboveH5921.40By your swordH2719 you shall liveH2421, And your brotherH251 10you shall serveH5647; But it shall comeH1961 about 11whenH3512 you becomeH7300 restlessH7300, That you will 12breakH6561 his yokeH5923 from your neckH6677.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 27:37 Gen 27:28, 29 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 27:37 Lit brothers ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 27:37 Lit for ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 27:38 Heb 12:17 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 27:39 Heb 11:20 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 27:39 Or of ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 27:39 Gen 27:28; Deut 33:13, 28 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 27:39 Lit fatness ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 27:39 Or of ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 27:40 Gen 25:23; 27:29 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 27:40 2 Kin 8:20-22 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 27:40 Lit tear off ↩

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