Genesis

Genesis 27:29

²⁹May 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May peoples	עַמִּ֗ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
serve you	יַֽעַבְד֣וּךָ	ya·‘aḇ·ḏū·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
and nations	לְאֻמִּ֔ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
bow down	וְיִשְׁתַּחוּ	wə·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
May you be	הֱוֵ֤ה	hĕ·wêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1933 fall
the master	גְבִיר֙	ḡə·ḇîr	Noun - masculine singular	H1376 lord
of your brothers	לְאַחֶ֔יךָ	lə·’a·ḥe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
and may the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of your mother	אִמֶּ֑ךָ	’im·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
bow down	וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ	wə·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
May those who curse you	אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ	’ō·rə·re·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H779 curse
be cursed	אָר֔וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
and those who bless you	וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָ	ū·mə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
be blessed	בָּרֽוּךְ׃	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 24:9 · Genesis 12:3 · Isaiah 49:23 · Genesis 9:25–26 · Romans 9:12 · Isaiah 45:14 · 1 Kings 22:47 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Isaiah 9:7 · Daniel 2:44–45 · Numbers 22:11–12 · Numbers 23:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.