37 Isaak antwortete: »Ach, Esau, ich habe ihn zum Herrscher über dich gemacht, und alle seine Stammesverwandten müssen ihm dienen. Getreide und Wein habe ich ihm versprochen – was kann ich dir da noch geben, mein Sohn?« 38 Aber Esau ließ nicht locker: »Hast du wirklich nur diesen einen Segen, Vater? Segne doch auch mich!« Er fing laut an zu weinen.

39 Da versprach Isaak: »Dort, wo du wohnst, wird es zwar keine fruchtbaren Felder geben, kein Regen wird dein Land bewässern!

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37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

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

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37 Yitz’chak answered ‘Esav, “Look, I have made him your lord, I have given him all his kinsmen as servants, and I have given him grain and wine to sustain him. What else is there that I can do for you, my son?” 38 ‘Esav said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Father, bless me too!” ‘Esav wept aloud, 39 and Yitz’chak his father answered him: “Here! Your home will be of the richness of the earth and of the dew of heaven from above.

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37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, (A)“Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with (B)grain and wine I have [a]sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?”

38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice (C)and wept.

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:

“Behold, (D)your dwelling shall be of the [b]fatness of the earth,
And of the dew of heaven from above.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:37 provided support for
  2. Genesis 27:39 fertility