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Genesis 27:27-34
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Genesis 27:27-34
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 So he came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said,
“Ah, the smell of my son
is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.(A)
28 May God give you of the dew of heaven
and of the fatness of the earth
and plenty of grain and wine.(B)
29 Let peoples serve you
and nations bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”(C)
Esau’s Lost Blessing
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of his father Isaac, his brother Esau came in from his hunting. 31 He also prepared savory food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father sit up and eat of his son’s game, so that you may bless me.”(D) 32 His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your firstborn son, Esau.”(E) 33 Then Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him?—yes, and blessed he shall be!”(F) 34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, me also, father!”(G)
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Genesis 27:27-34
New International Version
Genesis 27:27-34
New International Version
27 So he went to him and kissed(A) him(B). When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,(C) he blessed him and said,
“Ah, the smell of my son
is like the smell of a field
that the Lord has blessed.(D)
28 May God give you heaven’s dew(E)
and earth’s richness(F)—
an abundance of grain(G) and new wine.(H)
29 May nations serve you
and peoples bow down to you.(I)
Be lord over your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.(J)
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.(K)”
30 After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting. 31 He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”(L)
32 His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”(M)
“I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.(N)”
33 Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me?(O) I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!(P)”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry(Q) and said to his father, “Bless(R) me—me too, my father!”
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