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Genesis 27

Gen. 27:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
serve
`abad (Hebrew #5647)
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV usage: X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, and nations
lom (Hebrew #3816)
from an unused root meaning to gather; a community
KJV usage: nation, people.
Pronounce: leh-ome'
Origin: or l owm {leh-ome'}
bow down
shachah (Hebrew #7812)
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV usage: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Pronounce: shaw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
to thee: be
hava' (Hebrew #1933)
a primitive root (compare 183, 1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence)
KJV usage: be, X have.
Pronounce: haw-vaw'
Origin: or havah {haw-vaw'}
lord
gbiyr (Hebrew #1376)
a master
KJV usage: lord.
Pronounce: gheb-eer'
Origin: from 1396
over thy brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
, and let thy mother’s
'em (Hebrew #517)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like 1)
KJV usage: dam, mother, X parting.
Pronounce: ame
Origin: a primitive word
sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
x bow down
shachah (Hebrew #7812)
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV usage: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Pronounce: shaw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
to thee: cursed
'arar (Hebrew #779)
to execrate
KJV usage: X bitterly curse.
Pronounce: aw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
be every one that curseth
'arar (Hebrew #779)
to execrate
KJV usage: X bitterly curse.
Pronounce: aw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
theey, and blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
be he that blesseth
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
thee.

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Let people.
Gen. 9:25‑26• 25And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; and he said, Bondman of bondman be he to his brethren.
26Blessed [be] Jehovah God of Shem, and Canaan be bondman to him;
(Gen. 9:25‑26)
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Gen. 22:17‑18• 17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
(Gen. 22:17‑18)
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Gen. 49:8‑10• 8Judah, thee will thy brethren praise: thy hand [will be] on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children will bow down to thee.
9Judah [is] a lion's whelp. From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stoopeth, he coucheth as a lion, and as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him will be the obedience of peoples.
(Gen. 49:8‑10)
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2 Sam. 8:1‑18• 1And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took the power of the capital out of the hand of the Philistines.
2And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
3And David smote Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4And David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
5And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
6And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much bronze.
9And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer;
10and Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer was continually at war with Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
11Them also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated of all the nations that he had subdued:
12of the Syrians, and of the Moabites, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of the Amalekites, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.
14And he put garrisons in Edom: throughout Edom did he put garrisons; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.
15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
(2 Sam. 8:1‑18)
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2 Sam. 10:1‑19• 1And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
3And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
4Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5And they told it to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
7And David heard of it , and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
9And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
10and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.
11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
12Be strong, and let us show ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.
13And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.
14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven hundred in chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
19And all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with Israel, and served them. And the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon anymore.
(2 Sam. 10:1‑19)
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1 Kings 4:21• 21And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. (1 Kings 4:21)
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Psa. 2:6‑9• 6"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness."
7"Let me declare the decree;{HR}Jehovah said unto me,{HR}'Thou art my Son;{HR}This day have I begotten thee.'
8Ask of me, and I will give nations [for] thine inheritance,{HR}And the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.
9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;{HR}As a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces."
(Psa. 2:6‑9)
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Psa. 72:8• 8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea{HR}And from the river unto the ends of the earth. (Psa. 72:8)
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Isa. 9:7• 7To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:7)
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Dan. 2:44‑45• 44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
45Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, —the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.
(Dan. 2:44‑45)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)
be lord.
Gen. 27:37• 37And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren I have given him for servants; and corn and new wine have I supplied him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son? (Gen. 27:37)
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Gen. 25:22‑23,33• 22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If so, why [am] I thus ? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
23And Jehovah said to her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; and [one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
33And Jacob said, Swear to me today, and he swore to him; and sold his birthright to Jacob.
(Gen. 25:22‑23,33)
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2 Sam. 8:14• 14And he put garrisons in Edom: throughout Edom did he put garrisons; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went. (2 Sam. 8:14)
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1 Kings 11:15‑16• 15For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom
16(for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom),
(1 Kings 11:15‑16)
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1 Kings 22:47• 47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned. (1 Kings 22:47)
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1 Chron. 5:2• 2Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's), (1 Chron. 5:2)
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2 Chron. 25:11‑14• 11But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
12And the children of Judah took ten thousand captive, alive, and brought them to the top of the cliff, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, so that they all were broken in pieces.
13But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14And it came to pass after Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed himself down before them, and burned incense to them.
(2 Chron. 25:11‑14)
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Psa. 60:1‑12• 1To the chief musician, on Shushan of testimony; Michtam of David to teach ; when he strove with Syria of Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and smote Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.{HR}O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast rent us,{HR}Thou hast been angry; turn again to us.
2Thou hast made the earth to tremble,{HR}Thou hast rent it; heal its breaches, for it shaketh.
3Thou hast shown thy people hard things,{HR}Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
4Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner{HR}To be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5That thy beloved may be delivered,{HR}Save [with] thy right hand and answer me .
6God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;{HR}I will divide Shechem,{HR}And the valley of Succoth will I mete out.
7Gilead [is] mine, and mine Manasseh,{HR}Ephraim the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver .
8Moab [is] my washpot;{HR}On Edom will I cast my shoe;{HR}On account of me, Philistia, shout aloud.
9Who will bring me [to] the city of defence?{HR}Who hath led me up to Edom?
10(Wilt) not thou, O God (who) cast us off and didst not go forth,{HR}O God, with our hosts?
11Give us help from trouble,{HR}For vain [is] man's salvation.
12Through God we shall do valiantly;{HR}And he will tread down our troublers.
(Psa. 60:1‑12)
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Psa. 60•  (Psa. 60)
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Psa. 60:2‑12• 2Thou hast made the earth to tremble,{HR}Thou hast rent it; heal its breaches, for it shaketh.
3Thou hast shown thy people hard things,{HR}Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
4Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner{HR}To be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5That thy beloved may be delivered,{HR}Save [with] thy right hand and answer me .
6God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;{HR}I will divide Shechem,{HR}And the valley of Succoth will I mete out.
7Gilead [is] mine, and mine Manasseh,{HR}Ephraim the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver .
8Moab [is] my washpot;{HR}On Edom will I cast my shoe;{HR}On account of me, Philistia, shout aloud.
9Who will bring me [to] the city of defence?{HR}Who hath led me up to Edom?
10(Wilt) not thou, O God (who) cast us off and didst not go forth,{HR}O God, with our hosts?
11Give us help from trouble,{HR}For vain [is] man's salvation.
12Through God we shall do valiantly;{HR}And he will tread down our troublers.
(Psa. 60:2‑12)
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Isa. 63:1‑6• 1Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red garments from Bozrah, this [that is] glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
2Wherefore [art thou] red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine-vat?
3I have trodden the wine-press alone: and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.
4For the day of vengeance [is] in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
5And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
6And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury, and I have brought down their strength to the earth.
(Isa. 63:1‑6)
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Mal. 1:2‑5• 2I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob,
3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
4Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom Jehovah hath indignation forever.
5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Jehovah will be magnified from the border of Israel.
(Mal. 1:2‑5)
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Rom. 9:12• 12it was said to her, “The greater shall serve the lesser,” (Rom. 9:12)
cursed.
Gen. 12:3• 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:3)
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Num. 22:11‑12• 11Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
(Num. 22:11‑12)
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Num. 23:8• 8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?{HR}Or how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied? (Num. 23:8)
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Num. 24:9• 9He stooped, he lay down like a lion,{HR}And like a lioness: who will stir him up?{HR}Blessed is he that blesseth thee,{HR}And cursed is he that curseth thee. (Num. 24:9)
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Zeph. 2:8‑9• 8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
9Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrha, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
(Zeph. 2:8‑9)
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Matt. 25:40,45• 40And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me.
45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these least, ye did [it] not to me.
(Matt. 25:40,45)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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Let peoples serve thee and races 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 every one that blesseth thee.