Genesis 27:39-41

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³⁹Then his father Isaac answered him:

‘See, away from^[a] the fatness of the earth shall your home be,
    and away from^[b] the dew of heaven on high.
⁴⁰By your sword you shall live,
    and you shall serve your brother;
but when you break loose,^[c]
    you shall break his yoke from your neck.’

Jacob Escapes Esau’s Fury

⁴¹Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’

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