Kejadian 27:29

27:29 May peoples serve you

and nations bow down to you.

You will be ¹  lord ²  over your brothers,

and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. ³ 

May those who curse you be cursed,

and those who bless you be blessed.”

Keluaran 23:22

23:22 But if you diligently obey him ⁴  and do all that I command, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will be an adversary to your adversaries.

Bilangan 24:9

24:9 They crouch and lie down like a lion,

and as a lioness, ⁵  who can stir him?

Blessed is the one who blesses you,

and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

Ulangan 30:7

30:7 Then the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies, on those who hate you and persecute you.

[27:29]  ¹ tn Heb “and be.” The verb is an imperative, which is used rhetorically in this oracle of blessing. It is an invitation to exercise authority his brothers and indicates that he is granted such authority by the patriarch of the family. Furthermore, the blessing enables the recipient to accomplish this.

[27:29]  ² tn The Hebrew word is גְבִיר (gevir, “lord, mighty one”). The one being blessed will be stronger and therefore more powerful than his brother. See Gen 25:23. The feminine form of this rare noun means “mistress” or “queen-mother.”

[27:29]  ³ tn Following the imperative, the prefixed verbal form (which is either an imperfect or a jussive) with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

[23:22]  ⁴ tn The infinitive absolute here does not add as great an emphasis as normal, but emphasizes the condition that is being set forth (see GKC 342-43 §113.o).

[24:9]  ⁵ tn On the usage of this word see HALOT 517 s.v. לָבִיא.