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Genesis 27:40-42
Common English Bible
Genesis 27:40-42
Common English Bible
40 You will live by your sword;
you will serve your brother.
But when you grow restless,[a]
you will tear away his harness
from your neck.”
Jacob sent away for protection
41 Esau was furious at Jacob because his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, When the period of mourning for the death of my father is over, I will kill my brother.
42 Rebekah was told what her older son Esau was planning, so she summoned her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Esau your brother is planning revenge. He plans to kill you.
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- Genesis 27:40 Heb uncertain
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