The Meaning of Genesis 27:29 Explained

Genesis 27:29

KJV: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

YLT: peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee are cursed, and those who bless thee are blessed.'

Darby: Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

ASV: Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

Discover Genesis 27:29

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 27:29?

MEANING: What does Genesis 27:29 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 27:29 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 27:29?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let people  serve  thee, and nations  bow down  to thee: be  lord  over thy brethren,  and let thy mother's  sons  bow down  to thee: cursed  [be] every one that curseth  thee, and blessed  [be] he that blesseth  thee. 

What does Genesis 27:29 Mean?

Study Notes

cursed
See, Genesis 12:3 ; Genesis 15:18 , See note 3,(5), .
covenant
The Abrahamic Covenant as formed Genesis 12:1-4 and confirmed; Genesis 13:14-17 ; Genesis 15:1-7 ; Genesis 17:1-8 is in seven distinct parts:
(1) "I will make of thee a great nation." Fulfilled in a threefold way:
(a) In a natural posterity--"as the dust of the earth Genesis 13:16 ; John 8:37 , viz. the Hebrew people.
(b) In a spiritual posterity--"look now toward heaven. .. so shall thy seed be" John 8:39 ; Romans 4:16 ; Romans 4:17 ; Romans 9:7 ; Romans 9:8 ; Galatians 3:6 ; Galatians 3:7 ; Galatians 3:29 viz. all men of faith, whether Jew or Gentile.
(c) fulfilled also through Ishmael Genesis 17:18-20
(2) "I will bless thee." Fulfilled in two ways:
(a) temporally Genesis 13:14 ; Genesis 13:15 ; Genesis 13:17 ; Genesis 15:18 ; Genesis 24:34 ; Genesis 24:35 (b) spiritually; Genesis 15:6 ; John 8:56
(3) "And make thy name great." Abraham's is one of the universal names.
(4) "And thou shalt be a blessing" Galatians 3:13 ; Galatians 3:14
(5) "I will bless them that bless thee." In fulfilment closely related to the next clause.
(6) "And curse him that curseth thee." Wonderfully fulfilled in the history of the dispersion. It has invariably fared ill with the people who have persecuted the Jew--well with those who have protected him. The future will still more remarkably prove this principle Deuteronomy 30:7 ; Isaiah 14:1 ,; Joel 3:1-8 ; Micah 5:7-9 ; Acts 15:14-170 ; Zechariah 14:1-3 ; Matthew 25:40 ; Matthew 25:45 .
(7) "In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed." This is the great evangelic promise fulfilled in Abraham's Seed, Christ Galatians 3:16 ; John 8:56-58 .
It brings into greater definiteness the promise of the Adamic Covenant concerning the Seed of the woman Genesis 3:15
NOTE.--The gift of the land is modified by prophecies of three dispossessions and restorations Genesis 15:13 ; Genesis 15:14 ; Genesis 15:16 ; Jeremiah 25:11 ; Jeremiah 25:12 ; Deuteronomy 28:62-65 ; Deuteronomy 30:1-3 . Two dispossessions and restorations have been accomplished. Israel is now in the third dispersion, from which she will be restored at the return of the Lord as King under the Davidic Covenant; Deuteronomy 30:3 ; Jeremiah 23:5-8 ; Ezekiel 37:21-25 ; Luke 1:30-33 ; 1713569457_64
See, for the other seven covenants:
EDENIC (See Scofield " Genesis 1:28 ") ADAMIC See Scofield " Genesis 3:15 " NOAHIC See Scofield " Genesis 9:1 " MOSAIC See Scofield " Exodus 19:25 " PALESTINIAN See Scofield " Deuteronomy 30:3 " DAVIDIC See Scofield " 2 Samuel 7:16 " NEW See Scofield " Hebrews 8:8 "

Context Summary

Genesis 27:18-29 - Jacob Gets Esau's Blessing
It is better not to attempt to justify Jacob in this act of treachery; but we may learn the deep and helpful lesson, that if God were able to make a saint out of such material as this, He also can take our poor lives with all their sin and failure and make something of them for His glory. Notice how one lie led to another! Few who enter on a course of deception stop at one falsehood; and how terrible it was to add blasphemy to lying, as when he said that God brought him his quarry in the hunt. Luther wonders how Jacob was able to brazen it out, adding, "I should probably have run away in terror and let the dish fall." Rebekah kept her son's garments well perfumed with the aromatic plants of Palestine, and their odor awoke the sleeping poetry and fire of the aged father. He compared them to a field of Paradise, filled with the sweet presence of God. Let us see to it that we carry everywhere the fragrance of Christ. See 2 Corinthians 2:15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 27

1  Isaac sends Esau for venison
6  Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing
14  Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it
30  Esau brings venison
33  Isaac trembles
34  Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing
41  He threatens Jacob's life
42  Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away

What do the individual words in Genesis 27:29 mean?

Let serve you peoples - and bow down to you nations Be master over your brothers and let bow down to you the sons of your mother Those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed
יַֽעַבְד֣וּךָ עַמִּ֗ים [וישתחו] (וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ‪‬) לְךָ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים הֱוֵ֤ה גְבִיר֙ לְאַחֶ֔יךָ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ‪‬ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֣י אִמֶּ֑ךָ אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ אָר֔וּר וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָ בָּרֽוּךְ

יַֽעַבְד֣וּךָ  Let  serve  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, second person masculine singular
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
עַמִּ֗ים  peoples 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
[וישתחו]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular
(וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ‪‬)  and  bow  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
לְךָ֙  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
לְאֻמִּ֔ים  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לְאֹם  
Sense: a people, nation.
גְבִיר֙  master 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבִיר  
Sense: lord, ruler.
לְאַחֶ֔יךָ  over  your  brothers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ‪‬  and  let  bow  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
לְךָ֖  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִמֶּ֑ךָ  of  your  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ  Those  who  curse  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
אָר֔וּר  be  cursed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
וּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָ  and  those  who  bless  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
בָּרֽוּךְ  be  blessed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.

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