39 His father Isaac answered him, "Your dwelling will be away from the earth's richness, away from the dew of heaven above.

Other Translations of Genesis 27:39

King James Version

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness the fatness: or, of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

English Standard Version

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: "Behold, away fromOr Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away fromOr and of the dew of heaven on high.

The Message

39 Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew.

New King James Version

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: "Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above.

New Living Translation

39 Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him, "You will live away from the richness of the earth, and away from the dew of the heaven above.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 27:39

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