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JANUARY 14
29 Let peoples serve you, 38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only
And nations bow down to you. one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also,
Be master over your brethren, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and
And let your mother’s sons bow down wept.
to you. 39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to
Cursed be everyone who curses you, him:
And blessed be those who bless you!”
“Behold, your dwelling shall be of the
30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had fin- fatness of the earth,
ished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely And of the dew of heaven from above.
gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, 40 By your sword you shall live,
that Esau his brother came in from his hunt- And you shall serve your brother;
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ing. He also had made savory food, and And it shall come to pass, when you
brought it to his father, and said to his father, become restless,
“Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, That you shall break his yoke from
that your soul may bless me.” your neck.”
32 And his father Isaac said to him, “Who are 41
So Esau hated Jacob because of the bless-
you?” ing with which his father blessed him, and
So he said, “I am your son, your firstborn,
Esau.” Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning
Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and
33 for my father are at hand; then I will kill my
said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted brother Jacob.”
42 And the words of Esau her older son were
game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob
you came, and I have blessed him—and her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your
indeed he shall be blessed.”
brother Esau comforts himself concerning you
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by intending to kill you. Now therefore, my
son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother
Laban in Haran. And stay with him a few days,
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27:33 Isaac trembled exceedingly. Visibly until your brother’s fury turns away, until your
shocked when the scandal was uncovered by brother’s anger turns away from you, and he
the entrance of Esau, the father, remembering forgets what you have done to him; then I will
the Lord’s words to Rebekah (25:23), refused send and bring you from there. Why should I
to withdraw the blessing and emphatically be bereaved also of you both in one day?”
affirmed its validity—”Indeed he shall be 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of
blessed” and a little later “Indeed I have made my life because of the daughters of Heth; if
him your master” and also “you shall serve Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth,
your brother” (vv. 37,40). Sudden realization at like these who are the daughters of the land,
having opposed God’s will all those years likely what good will my life be to me?”
made the shock more severe.
Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed
28 him, and charged him, and said to him:
“You shall not take a wife from the daughters
When Esau heard the words of his father, of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the
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he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and
cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me take yourself a wife from there of the daugh-
also, O my father!” ters of Laban your mother’s brother.
35 But he said, “Your brother came with
3 “May God Almighty bless you,
deceit and has taken away your blessing.”
36 And Esau said, “Is he not rightly named And make you fruitful and
Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two multiply you,
times. He took away my birthright, and now That you may be an assembly of
look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he peoples;
4 And give you the blessing of Abraham,
said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for
me?” To you and your descendants with
Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “In-
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deed I have made him your master, and all his That you may inherit the land
In which you are a stranger,
brethren I have given to him as servants; with Which God gave to Abraham.”
grain and wine I have sustained him. What
shall I do now for you, my son?” 5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to
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