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## said to him ##
"said to Esau"
## Look ##
"Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
## fatness of the earth ##
See how this was translated in [Genesis 27:28](./28.md).
## your...you ##
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]]).
## dew of heaven ##
See how this was translated in [Genesis 27:28](./28.md).
## By your sword you will live ##
Here "sword" refers to violence or war. This could be translated as "You will fight all of your life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])