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# said to him
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"said to Esau"
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# Look
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This adds emphasis to what Isaac says next. AT: "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# far from the richness of the earth
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This is a figure of speech referring to the earth's fertility. AT: "far from the fertile soil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your ... you
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In 27:39-40 these pronouns are singular and refer to Esau, but what Isaac says also applies to Esau's descendants (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]).
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# dew of the sky above
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"Dew" is drops of water that form on the plants during the night. This can be made explicit in the translation. AT: "the night mist from the sky to water your crops" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# By your sword you will live
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Here "sword" stands for violence. AT: "You will rob and kill people in order to get what you need to live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you will shake his yoke from off your neck
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This speaks about someone having a master as if the master's control over the person were a yoke that the person had to carry. AT: "you will free yourself from his control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/yoke]] |