Genesis 27:29

Let peoples serve thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brothers, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be he who curses thee, and blessed be he who blesses thee.

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In The King James Version

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

In Context

28And God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3And I will bless those who bless thee, and he who curses thee I will curse. And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 25:22And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so, why do I live? And she went to inquire of LORD.

Genesis 25:33And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 27:40And by thy sword thou shall live, and thou shall serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass, when thou shall break loose, that thou shall shake his yoke from off thy neck.

Genesis 49:8Judah, thy brothers shall praise thee. Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies. Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.

Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom LORD has not defied?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:19-30

The Fraud of Jacob. ( b. c. 1760.) 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may… Read the whole commentary →

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