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RBT Hebrew Literal:
Peoples are serving you, and bowing-down themselves to-yourself, to united-ones. Be you a master912 to your brothers, and the builders of your mother are bowing-down themselves to-yourself.913 Those-execrating you is him-execrated, and those-kneeling you is him-kneeled.`
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And nations shall serve thee, and peoples shall bow down to thee; be lord over thy brother, and thy mother's sons shall bow down to thee: cursed he cursing thee, and blessed he praising thee.
LITV Translation:
May the nations serve you and peoples bow to you; be a ruler to your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow to you, and cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
ESV Translation:
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Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And let nations serve thee, And princes bow down to thee, And be thou lord of thy brother, And the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; Accursed is he that curses thee, And blessed is he that blesses thee.

Footnotes

912

Strong’s #1376, gebir, master. From gabar (#1396), to be mighty, strong.

913

Master to your brothers. This parallels the later story of Joseph who dreamt that his brothers bowed themselves to him.