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Genesis 27:29

May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

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ASV

Let peoples 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 every one that blesseth thee.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khamay they serve youH5647 →
עַמִּ֗ים'a.MimpeoplesH5971 →
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuand may they bow downH7812 →
לְךָ֙le.Khato <the> you
לְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimpeoplesH3816 →
הֱוֵ֤הhe.VehbeH1933 →
גְבִיר֙ge.VirlordH1376 →
לְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khato brothers yourH251 →
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.Vuso may they bow downH7812 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
אִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khamother yourH517 →
אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.kha[those who] curse youH779 →
אָר֔וּר'a.Rur[be] cursedH779 →
וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaand [those who] bless youH1288 →
בָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288 →

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Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Genesis 9:25–26he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”Romans 9:12not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”Daniel 2:44–45In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.Numbers 22:11–12‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.Numbers 23:8How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”Genesis 22:17–18I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.Genesis 37:7We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”Genesis 27:37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

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