Genesis 27:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 27:40 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 27:4013 words
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
חַרְבְּךָḥarəbəḵāDrought
תִחְיֶהtiḥəyehLive
וְאֶתwəʾet—
אָחִיךָʾāḥîḵāBrother
תַּעֲבֹדtaʿăvōdWork
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
תָּרִידtārîdTramp about
וּפָרַקְתָּûp̄āraqətāAnd break off
עֻלּוֹʿulwōYoke
מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above
צַוָּארֶךָṣaûʾreḵāNeck
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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