Genesis 27:40

And thou shalt live by thy sword, 1 And shalt serve thy brother; 1 And there shall be a time when thou shalt break 1 And loosen his yoke from off thy neck.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

39And Isaac his father answered and said to him, 1 Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, 1 And of the dew of heaven from above. 1

41And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father’s mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:29And let nations serve thee, 1 And princes bow down to thee, 1 And be thou lord of thy brother, 1 And the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; 1 Accursed is he that curses thee, 1 And blessed is he that blesses thee.

2 Samuel 8:14And he set garrisons in Edom, even in all Edom: and all the Edomites were servants to the king. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

2 Kings 8:20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they made a king over themselves.

2 Kings 14:10Thou hast smitten and wounded Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: stay at home and glorify thyself; for wherefore art thou quarrelsome to thy hurt? So both thou wilt fall and Judah with thee.

2 Chronicles 21:8In those days Edom revolted from Judah, and they made a king over themselves.

2 Chronicles 25:11And Amaziah strengthened himself, and took his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote there the children of Seir ten thousand.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:31-41

The Blessing Pronounced on Jacob and Esau. ( b. c. 1760.) 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy… Read the whole commentary →

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