Genesis 27:39
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And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.
In other translations
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009מִשְׁמַנֵּיmishmaneiaway from [the] fatness<es> ofH4924הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961מוֹשָׁבֶךָmoshavekhadwelling yourH4186וּמִטַּלumitaland away from [the] dew ofH2919הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064מֵעָל׃me'al<from> aboveH5921
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Related verses
- Genesis 27:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.
- Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
- Joshua 24:4And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Genesis 36:6-86 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock. 8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
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People and places
People: Isaac