And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.”
Genesis 27:40 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you break loose you shall break his yoke from your neck.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By your sword you shall live and serve your brother. But [the time shall come] when you will grow restive and break loose, and you shall tear his yoke from off your neck. American Standard Version (1901) And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck. Common English Bible You will live by your sword; you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will tear away his harness from your neck.” Catholic Public Domain Version will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother. And the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck. |
And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.”
Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be every one who curses you, and blessed be every one who blesses you!”
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him.”
But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Jokthe-el, which is its name to this day.
So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.
For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah, and carried away captives.
Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.