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Genesis 27:40

40  By your sword you shall live,

and you zshall serve your brother;

but when you grow restless

ayou shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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Genesis 27:40 — The New International Version (NIV)

40 You will live by the sword

and you will serve your brother.

But when you grow restless,

you will throw his yoke

from off your neck.”

Genesis 27:40 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Genesis 27:40 — New Living Translation (NLT)

40 You will live by your sword,

and you will serve your brother.

But when you decide to break free,

you will shake his yoke from your neck.”

Genesis 27:40 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

40 By your sword you shall live,

And you shall serve your brother;

And it shall come to pass, when you become restless,

That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

Genesis 27:40 — New Century Version (NCV)

40 You will live by using your sword,

and you will be a slave to your brother.

But when you struggle,

you will break free from him.”

Genesis 27:40 — American Standard Version (ASV)

40 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.

Genesis 27:40 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

40 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.

Genesis 27:40 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

40 You will use your sword to live, 

and you will serve your brother. 

But eventually you will gain your freedom 

and break his yokeoff your neck.” 

Genesis 27:40 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

40 You will live by your sword,

and you will serve your brother.

But when you rebel,

you will break his yoke from your neck.

Genesis 27:40 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

40 By your sword you shall live,

and you shall serve your brother;

but when you break loose,

you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

Genesis 27:40 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

40 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.

Genesis 27:40 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

40 You will live by the sword.

And you will serve your brother.

But you will grow restless.

Then you will throw off the heavy load

he put on your shoulders.”

Genesis 27:40 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

40 “By your sword you shall live,

And your brother you shall serve;

But it shall come about when you become restless,

That you will break his yoke from your neck.”


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