Genesis 27:27-29

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²⁷So 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)
²⁸May God give you heaven’s dew^(E)
    and earth’s richness^(F)—
    an abundance of grain^(G) and new wine.^(H)
²⁹May 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)”

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Genesis 27:39-46

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³⁹His father Isaac answered him,^(A)

“Your dwelling will be
    away from the earth’s richness,
    away from the dew^(B) of heaven above.^(C)
⁴⁰You will live by the sword
    and you will serve^(D) your brother.^(E)
But when you grow restless,
    you will throw his yoke
    from off your neck.^(F)”

⁴¹Esau held a grudge^(G) against Jacob^(H) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning^(I) for my father are near; then I will kill^(J) my brother Jacob.”^(K)

⁴²When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau^(L) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.^(M) ⁴³Now then, my son, do what I say:^(N) Flee at once to my brother Laban^(O) in Harran.^(P) ⁴⁴Stay with him for a while^(Q) until your brother’s fury subsides. ⁴⁵When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him,^(R) I’ll send word for you to come back from there.^(S) Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

⁴⁶Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite^(T) women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land,^(U) from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.”^(V)

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