Genesis

Genesis 27:40–41

40You shall live by the sword

and serve your brother.

But when you rebel,

you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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Genesis 27:40

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You shall liveתִֽחְיֶ֔הṯiḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2421 live
byוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
the swordחַרְבְּךָ֣ḥar·bə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2719 sword
and serveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta·‘ă·ḇōḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ’ā·ḥî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
But whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you rebelתָּרִ֔ידtā·rîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7300 wander restlessly, roam
you will tearוּפָרַקְתָּ֥ū·p̄ā·raq·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6561 tear apart, away
his yokeעֻלּ֖וֹ‘ul·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5923 yoke
fromמֵעַ֥לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃ṣaw·wā·re·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6677 neck, back of neck

Genesis 27:41

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Esauעֵשָׂו֙‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
held a grudgeוַיִּשְׂטֹ֤םway·yiś·ṭōmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7852 bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against
against Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
because ofעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the blessingהַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הhab·bə·rā·ḵāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1293 blessing
his fatherאָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
had given himבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbê·ră·ḵōwVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
And Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbə·lib·bōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
The daysיְמֵי֙yə·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of mourningאֵ֣בֶל’ê·ḇelNoun - masculine singular constructH60 mourning
for my fatherאָבִ֔י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
are at handיִקְרְבוּ֙yiq·rə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7126 come near, approach
then I will killוְאַֽהַרְגָ֖הwə·’a·har·ḡāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH2026 kill, slay
my brotherאָחִֽי׃’ā·ḥîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH251 brother
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob

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Genesis 27:40 2 Kings 8:20–22 · Genesis 25:23 · 2 Samuel 8:14 · 2 Chronicles 25:11–12 · 2 Chronicles 21:10 · 2 Chronicles 21:8 · 2 Chronicles 28:17 · Psalm 60:8 · Obadiah 1:17–21 · 2 Kings 14:7 · Genesis 32:6 · 2 Kings 14:10

Genesis 27:41 1 John 3:12–15 · Genesis 37:4 · Genesis 50:3–4 · Genesis 37:8 · Genesis 32:6 · Ephesians 4:26–27 · Ezekiel 25:12–15 · Obadiah 1:10–14 · Proverbs 6:14 · Ecclesiastes 7:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.