Genesis 27:29

Nations shall serve thee, and people bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and thy mother's sons shall bow down to thee; cursed be they that curse thee, and blessed be they that bless thee.

Leeser Tanakh

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 may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and 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 his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3And I will bless those that bless thee, and him that curseth thee, will I curse; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 25:22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why did I desire this? And she went to inquire of the Lord.

Genesis 25:33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he swore unto him, and he sold his right of first-born unto Jacob.

Genesis 27:40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thy brother shalt thou serve; and it shall come to pass, that when thou shalt have the dominion, thou canst break his yoke from off thy neck.

Genesis 49:8Judah, thou art the one thy brothers shall praise, thy hand shall be on the neck of thy enemies; thy father's children shall bow down unto thee.

Numbers 23:8How shall I denounce, whom God hath not denounced? and how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath 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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