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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 27:40Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 27:4013 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עַלwəʿal
and onconjH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ḥarəbəkā
sword yournounH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
תִֽחְיֶ֔הtiḥəyeh
you will liveverbH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
andconjH853
אָחִ֖י/ךָʾāḥiykā
brother yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
תַּעֲבֹ֑דtaʿăbōd
you will serveverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
וְ/הָיָה֙wəhāyāh
and it will beconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
תָּרִ֔ידtāriyd
you will be restlessverbH7300
be lord · mourn · rule
וּ/פָרַקְתָּ֥wpāraqətā
and you will tear offconjH6561
deliver · redeem · rend · tear in pieces
עֻלּ֖/וֹʿulwō
yoke hisnounH5923
מֵ/עַ֥לmēʿal
from onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
צַוָּארֶֽ/ךָṣawāʾrekā
neck yournounH6677
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Esau's Resentment
After being deceived, Esau's assigned blessing is that he'll serve his brother but will eventually break free. He holds onto that - the promise that one day he'll not be subject. Esau's waiting for t...
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