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Genesis 27:38-40
Good News Translation

38 (A)Esau continued to plead with his father: “Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me too, father!” He began to cry.

39 (B)Then Isaac said to him,

“No dew from heaven for you,
No fertile fields for you.
40 (C)You will live by your sword,
But be your brother's slave.
Yet when you rebel,[a]
You will break away from his control.”

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  1. Genesis 27:40 rebel; or grow restless.
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Genesis 27:38-40
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38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.(A)

39 His father Isaac answered him,(B)

“Your dwelling will be
    away from the earth’s richness,
    away from the dew(C) of heaven above.(D)
40 You will live by the sword
    and you will serve(E) your brother.(F)
But when you grow restless,
    you will throw his yoke
    from off your neck.(G)”

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