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Berean Standard Bible

“May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.”

Genesis 27:28

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Isaac, old and nearly blind, is about to give the family blessing to his firstborn Esau, but Rebekah and Jacob arrange to deceive him so that Jacob receives it. This verse falls in the blessing spoken over Jacob, who is dressed as his brother.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.

World English Bible (WEB)

God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God five thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dios, pues, te dé del rocío del cielo, y de las grosuras de la tierra, y abundancia de trigo y de mosto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Que Dios te dé siempre abundante agua del cielo; que te dé cosechas abundantes, y mucho trigo y vino.

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