Genesis 27:39
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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;”
King James Version · Public Domain“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;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 27:39 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
- Genesis 27:28May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.
- Genesis 36:6Later, 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.
- Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Hebrews 11:20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
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