Study it in the app“May peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.””
May peoplesעַמִּיםserve you,יַעַבְדוּךָand nationsלְאֻמִּיםbow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּto you.לְךָBeהֱוֵהmasterגְבִירover your brothers,לְאַחֶיךָand may the sonsבְּנֵיof your motherאִמֶּךָbow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּto you.לְךָCursed beאָרוּרthose who curse you,אֹרְרֶיךָand blessed beוּ בָּרוּךְthose who bless you.”מְבָרֲכֶיךָ
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appearsserve
To serve a person.
Where else “yaavdu” appearspeople, nation
People, nation.
Where else “leumim” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachavu” appearsbe
To exist or be in a certain state; to come to be something.
Where else “heve” appearsmaster, lord
Master, lord: one who rules over others.
Where else “gevir” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appearscurse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “baruch” appears28May Elohim give you of the dew of the heavens and of the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
29 · This verse (above)
30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had only just gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
1. What it says
How did Jacob receive Isaac’s blessing, and how did Esau react (vv. 18-34)?
2. What it means
What consequences did Jacob’s deceiving his father bring to the family (vv. 41-45)?
3. How I live it
How can you pursue what you need without resorting to deception?
