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OET (OET-LV) And_by sword_your you_will_live and_DOM your(ms)_brother/kindred you_will_serve and_it_was just_as you_will_be_restless and_break yoke_his from_under neck_your.
OET (OET-RV) You and your descendants will live by your sword,
⇔ and you’ll serve your brother.
⇔ But when you become restless
⇔ you’ll all break away from serving them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְעַל חַרְבְּךָ֣ תִֽחְיֶ֔ה
and,by sword,your live
The phrase live by your sword is an idiom that means Esau and his descendants will have violent conflict with others, often in order to survive. Alternate translation: “You and your descendants will survive by using your swords to protect yourselves,” or “You and your descendants will continually be fighting battles with other peoples”
וְאֶת אָחִ֖יךָ תַּעֲבֹ֑ד
and=DOM your(ms)=brother/kindred serve
Alternate translation: “and you and your descendants will serve your brother and his descendants.” or “and you and your descendants will be servants for your brother and his descendants.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְהָיָה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּרִ֔יד
and=it_was just=as grow_restless
Consider again how you translated the singular you in verses 39-40. You could use a plural you here or you could say “you and your descendants”. See what you did for a similar case in verses 28-29. Alternate translation: “But when you revolt against him”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּפָרַקְתָּ֥ עֻלּ֖וֹ מֵעַ֥ל צַוָּארֶֽךָ
and,break yoke,his from=under neck,your
The metaphor break his yoke off of your neck means Esau and his descendants will be free from the control of Jacob and his descendants. A yoke is a wooden collar that is placed around the necks of work animals to control them as they pull a plow or cart. Alternate translation: “you will get free from his rule over you.” or “you will no longer be under his rule.”
27:1-40 Jacob got his father Isaac’s blessing through deception. In this story, an entire family tries to carry out their responsibilities by physical means rather than by faith. Faith would have provided Rebekah and Jacob a more honorable solution to the crisis.
OET (OET-LV) And_by sword_your you_will_live and_DOM your(ms)_brother/kindred you_will_serve and_it_was just_as you_will_be_restless and_break yoke_his from_under neck_your.
OET (OET-RV) You and your descendants will live by your sword,
⇔ and you’ll serve your brother.
⇔ But when you become restless
⇔ you’ll all break away from serving them.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.