²⁶ Afterward his brother came out, and ^(A)his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so ^(B)his name was called ^[a]Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

³⁶ And Esau said, ^(A)“Is he not rightly named ^[a]Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

²⁸ And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” ²⁹ Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called ^(A)Perez.^{[a] 30} Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called ^(B)Zerah.