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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.

41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.

42 And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.

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40 You will live by the sword
    and you will serve(A) your brother.(B)
But when you grow restless,
    you will throw his yoke
    from off your neck.(C)

41 Esau held a grudge(D) against Jacob(E) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(F) for my father are near; then I will kill(G) my brother Jacob.”(H)

42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau(I) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.(J)

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