Genesis 27:40
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

Young's Literal Translation
and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.’

King James Bible
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Hebrew
You shall live
תִֽחְיֶ֔ה (ṯiḥ·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

by
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the sword,
חַרְבְּךָ֣ (ḥar·bə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

and serve
תַּעֲבֹ֑ד (ta·‘ă·ḇōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

your brother.
אָחִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

But when
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you rebel,
תָּרִ֔יד (tā·rîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7300: To wander restlessly, roam

you will tear
וּפָרַקְתָּ֥ (ū·p̄ā·raq·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6561: To break off, crunch, to deliver

his yoke
עֻלּ֖וֹ (‘ul·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5923: A yoke

from
מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your neck.”
צַוָּארֶֽךָ׃ (ṣaw·wā·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6677: The back of the neck

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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