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What does Genesis 27:29 mean?

May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be the leader over your relatives, and may your mother's descendants bow to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed. Genesis 27:29 - Modern Text Bible

(Isaac gives Jacob authority, honor, and protection—he'll be above his family and others, and God will stand with him.)