Genesis 27:29

Let people serve thee, 1 and amim bow down to thee: 1 be gevir over thy achim, 1 and let bnei immecha bow down to thee: 1 arur be every one that curseth thee, 1 and baruch be he that blesseth thee.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

28Therefore HaElohim give thee of the tal haShomayim, 1 and the fatness of ha'aretz, 1 and plenty of dagan and tirosh; 1

30And as soon as Yitzchak had completed making on Ya'akov a brocha, and Ya'akov had hardly gone out from the presence of Yitzchak aviv, that Esav achiv came in from his hunt.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3And I will bless the one blessing you, and curse him that curses you; and kol mishpochot haadamah shall be blessed through you. + 12:3 There is a brocha in this verse that many do not know but that every true follower of Moshiach should know.

Genesis 25:22And the banim struggled jostling within her; and she said, If it be well, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Hashem.

Genesis 25:33And Ya'akov said, Swear to me this day; and he swore unto him; and he sold his bechorah unto Ya'akov.

Genesis 27:40And by thy cherev shalt thou live, 1 and shalt serve achicha; 1 and it shall come to pass when thou shalt become restless, 1 that thou shalt break his ol (yoke) from off thy tzavar (neck).

Genesis 49:8Yehudah, thou art he whom thy achim yoducha (they will praise you); 1 thy yad shall be in the oref (neck) of thine enemies; 1 Bnei Avicha shall bow down before thee. 1

Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, 1 whom El hath not cursed? 1 Or how shall I denounce, 1 whom Hashem hath not denounced? 1

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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