Genesis 27:39
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;
KJV
motus Isaac, dixit ad eum : In pinguedine terræ, et in rore cæli desuper,
Vulgate
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰσαὰκ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἰδοὺ ἀπὸ τῆς πιότητος τῆς γῆς ἔσται ἡ κατοίκησίς σου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἄνωθεν·
LXX
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;
ASV
וַ/יַּ֛עַן יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִ֖י/ו וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑י/ו הִנֵּ֞ה מִ/שְׁמַנֵּ֤י הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔/ךָ וּ/מִ/טַּ֥ל הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם מֵ/עָֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 27:28 — Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
- Gen 33:9 — And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
- Gen 36:6 — And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went
- Heb 11:20 — By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
- Job 38:28 — Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
- Josh 24:4 — And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.