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30 Now it happened that as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had hardly gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 Then he also made a savory dish and brought it to his father; and he said to his father, “(A)Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that (B)your soul may bless me.” 32 And Isaac his father said to him, “(C)Who are you?” And he said, “I am your son, (D)your firstborn, Esau.” 33 Then Isaac [a]trembled exceedingly violently and said, “(E)Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came and blessed him? (F)Indeed, he shall be blessed.” 34 As Esau heard the words of his father, (G)he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, me also, O my father!” 35 And he said, “(H)Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36 Then he said, “[b]Is he not rightly named (I)Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” 37 But Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him (J)your master, and all his fellow brothers I have given to him [c]as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?” 38 And Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and (K)wept.

39 Then (L)Isaac his father answered and said to him,

“Behold, [d](M)away from the fatness of the earth shall be your habitation,
And [e]away from the dew of heaven from above.
40 By your sword you shall live,
And your brother (N)you shall serve;
But it shall be (O)when you become restless,
That you will [f]break his yoke from your neck.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:33 Lit trembled with a very great trembling
  2. Genesis 27:36 Or Was he then named Jacob that he has
  3. Genesis 27:37 Lit for
  4. Genesis 27:39 Or of
  5. Genesis 27:39 Or of
  6. Genesis 27:40 Lit tear off