Genesis 27:29

And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be you lord of your brother, and the sons of your father shall do you reverence; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.

LXX2012 (US English)

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 you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.

30And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had 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 that bless you, and curse those that curse you, and in you shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 25:22And the babes leaped within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

Genesis 25:33And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 27:40And you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be a time when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your neck.

Genesis 49:8Juda, your brethren have praised you, and your hands shall be on the back of your enemies; your father's sons shall do you reverence.

Numbers 23:8How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? or how can I devote whom God devotes not?

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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