Verse List for GEN 27:40

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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.

OET-LV And_on sword _of_your you _will _live and_DOM your(ms)_brother/kindred you _will _serve and_it _was just_as you _will _be _restless and_you _will _tear _off yoke _of_his from_under neck _of_your.

ULT And you will live by your sword, ⇔  and you will serve your brother. ⇔ But it will happen when you become restless, ⇔  then you will break his yoke ⇔  off of your neck.”

UST You and your descendants will have to fight battles to stay alive, ⇔  and you will serve your brother and his descendants. ⇔ But when you rebel against them, ⇔  you will get free from their control over you.”

BSB & MSB You shall live by the sword ⇔  and serve your brother. ⇔ But when you rebel, ⇔  you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

OEB By your sword you will live, ⇔  and your brother you will serve. ⇔ But whenever you will break loose, ⇔  you will break off his yoke from your neck.’

WEBBE & WMBB You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. ⇔ It will happen, when you will break loose, ⇔ that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”

NET You will live by your sword ⇔ but you will serve your brother. ⇔ When you grow restless, ⇔ you will tear off his yoke ⇔ from your neck.”

LSV and by your sword you live, and your brother serves you; and it has come to pass, when you rule, that you have broken his yoke from off your neck.”

FBV You will make a living by using your sword, and you will be your brother's servant. But when you rebel, you will throw off his yoke from your neck.”

T4T You will rob and kill people [MTY] in order to get what you need to live, ⇔ and you will be as though you are your brother’s slave. ⇔ But when you decide to rebel against him, you will ◄free yourself from/no longer be under► his control.”

LEB • But by your sword you shall live,
• and you shall serve your brother.
• But it shall be that when free yourself
• you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.

BBE By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

Drby And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

RV 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.
(And by thy/your sword shalt/shall thou/you live, and thou/you shalt/shall serve thy/your brother; And it shall come to pass when thou/you shalt/shall break loose, That thou/you shalt/shall shake his yoke from off thy/your neck.)

SLT And by thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall be when thou shalt wander about and thou shalt break his yoke from thy neck.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-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.
(And by thy/your sword shalt/shall thou/you live, and shalt/shall serve thy/your brother; and it shall come to pass when thou/you shalt/shall have the dominion, that thou/you shalt/shall break his yoke from off thy/your neck.)

KJB-1611 And by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt serue thy brother: and it shall come to passe when thou shalt haue the dominion, that thou shalt breake his yoke from off thy necke.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And through thy sworde shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruaunt: and it shal come to passe, that thou shalt get the maisterie, & thou shalt loose his yoke from of thy necke.
(And through thy/your sword shalt/shall thou/you live, and shalt/shall be thy/your brothers servant: and it shall come to pass, that thou/you shalt/shall get the masterie, and thou/you shalt/shall loose his yoke from of thy/your neck.)

Gnva And by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruant. But it shall come to passe, when thou shalt get the masterie, that thou shalt breake his yoke from thy necke.
(And by thy/your sword shalt/shall thou/you live, and shalt/shall be thy/your brothers servant. But it shall come to pass, when thou/you shalt/shall get the masterie, that thou/you shalt/shall break his yoke from thy/your neck.)

Cvdl with thy swerde shalt thou get thy lyuynge, and shalt serue thy brother. And it shall come to passe, yt thou shalt put of his yock, and plucke it from thy neck.
(with thy/your sword shalt/shall thou/you get thy/your living, and shalt/shall serve thy/your brother. And it shall come to pass, it thou/you shalt/shall put of his yock, and pluck it from thy/your neck.)

Wycl thou schalt lyue bi swerd, and thou schalt serue thi brothir, and tyme schal come whanne thou schalt shake awei, and vnbynde his yok fro thi nollis.
(thou/you shalt/shall live by sword, and thou/you shalt/shall serve thy/your brother, and time shall come when thou/you shalt/shall shake away, and unbind/untie his yoke from thy/your necks.)

Luth Deines Schwerts wirst du dich nähren und deinem Bruder dienen. Und es wird geschehen, daß du auch ein Herr und sein Joch von deinem Halse reißen wirst.
(Deines swords will you(sg) you/yourself nourish/feed and your brother serve/be_of_service. And it becomes happen, that you(sg) also a Lord and be yoke from your necks tear/snatch will.)

ClVg erit benedictio tua. Vives in gladio, et fratri tuo servies: tempusque veniet, cum excutias et solvas jugum ejus de cervicibus tuis.][fn]
(will_be blessing your. Vives in/into/on with_a_sword, and brother your you_will_serve: time/seasonque will_come, when/with excutias and solvas yoke/collar his/her from/about necks yours.])

UHB וְ⁠עַל־חַרְבְּ⁠ךָ֣ תִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְ⁠אֶת־אָחִ֖י⁠ךָ תַּעֲבֹ֑ד וְ⁠הָיָה֙ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּרִ֔יד וּ⁠פָרַקְתָּ֥ עֻלּ֖⁠וֹ מֵ⁠עַ֥ל צַוָּארֶֽ⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ μαχαίρᾳ σου ζήσῃ, καὶ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου δουλεύσεις· ἔσται δὲ ἡνίκα ἐὰν καθέλῃς καὶ ἐκλύσῃς τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ τραχήλου σου.

BrTr And thou shalt live by thy sword, and shalt serve thy brother; and there shall be a time when thou shalt break and loosen his yoke from off thy neck.