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Genesis 27

Gen. 27:40 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And by thy sword
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
shalt thou live
chayah (Hebrew #2421)
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
KJV usage: keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.
Pronounce: khaw-yaw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421)
, andl shalt 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
thy brother
'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 it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion
ruwd (Hebrew #7300)
to tramp about, i.e. ramble (free or disconsolate)
KJV usage: have the dominion, be lord, mourn, rule.
Pronounce: rood
Origin: a primitive root
, that thoun shalt break
paraq (Hebrew #6561)
to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver
KJV usage: break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.
Pronounce: paw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
his yoke
`ol (Hebrew #5923)
from 5953; a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: yoke.
Pronounce: ole
Origin: or mowl {ole}
from off thy neck
tsavva'r (Hebrew #6677)
or tsavvaron (Song of Solomon 4:9) {tsav-vaw-rone'}; or (feminine) tsavva.rah (Micah 2:3) {tsav-vaw-raw'}; intensively from 6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
KJV usage: neck.
Pronounce: tsav-vawr'
Origin: or tsavvar (Nehemiah 3:5) {tsav-vawr'}
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Gen. 25:23• 23And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. (Gen. 25:23)
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Psa. 60:9‑10• 9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
 10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? (Psa. 60:9‑10)
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Obad. 18‑20• 18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.
 19And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
 20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. (Obad. 18‑20)
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2 Kings 8:20• 20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. (2 Kings 8:20)
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2 Chron. 21:8• 8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. (2 Chron. 21:8)

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thy sword.
Gen. 32:6• 6And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. (Gen. 32:6)
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Matt. 10:34• 34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (Matt. 10:34)
serve.
Gen. 25:23• 23And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. (Gen. 25:23)
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2 Sam. 8:14• 14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. (2 Sam. 8:14)
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1 Kings 11:15‑17• 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:)
 17That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. (1 Kings 11:15‑17)
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2 Kings 14:7,10• 7He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
 10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? (2 Kings 14:7,10)
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1 Chron. 18:11‑13• 11Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
 12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
 13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. (1 Chron. 18:11‑13)
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2 Chron. 25:11‑12• 11And 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 other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. (2 Chron. 25:11‑12)
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Psa. 60:8• 8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. (Psa. 60:8)
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Obad. 17‑21• 17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
 18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.
 19And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
 20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
 21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's. (Obad. 17‑21)
that thou.
2 Kings 8:20‑22• 20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
 21So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
 22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. (2 Kings 8:20‑22)
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2 Chron. 21:8,10• 8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
 10So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. (2 Chron. 21:8,10)
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2 Chron. 28:17• 17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. (2 Chron. 28:17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovestc about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "hast acquired rule."