Genesis 27:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Genesis 27:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 27:39 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 27:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Isaac his father answered him, “Behold, your dwelling will be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of the sky from above.”
Genesis 27:39 — World English Bible
Genesis 27:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above; ”
Genesis 27:39 — American Standard Version
Genesis 27:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Isaac his father answereth and saith unto him, `Lo, of the fatness of the earth is thy dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above;”
Genesis 27:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 27:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above; ”
Genesis 27:39 — Darby Translation
Genesis 27:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Izhak his father answered, and sayde vnto him, Behold, the fatnesse of the earth shall be thy dwelling place, and thou shalt haue of the dewe of heauen from aboue.”
Genesis 27:39 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 27:39 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Isaac his father answered and said to him, "Behold—away from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and away from the dew of the heavens from above.”
Genesis 27:39 — The Living Sword
Genesis 27:39 in Context — Genesis 27
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 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;
40 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.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
What Does Genesis 27:39 Mean?
Genesis 27:39 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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