28 Now may aGod give you of the dew of heaven,
And of the bfatness of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and new wine;
29 aMay peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you;
bBe master of your brothers,
cAnd may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
dCursed be those who curse you,
And blessed be those who bless you.”
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, “aLet my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that byour soul may bless me.” 32 And Isaac his father said to him, “aWho are you?” And he said, “I am your son, byour firstborn, Esau.” 33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly violently and said, “aWho 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? bIndeed, he shall be blessed.” 34 As Esau heard the words of his father, ahe 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, “aYour brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36 Then he said, “Is he not rightly named aJacob, 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 ayour master, and all his fellow brothers I have given to him 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 awept.
39 Then aIsaac his father answered and said to him,
“Behold, baway from the fatness of the earth shall be your habitation,
And away from the dew of heaven from above.
40 By your sword you shall live,
And your brother ayou shall serve;
But it shall be bwhen you become restless,
That you will break his yoke from your neck.”
41 So Esau abore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, “bThe days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” 42 Then the words of her elder son Esau were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you by planning to kill you. 43 So now, my son, alisten to my voice, and arise, flee to bHaran, to my brother cLaban! 44 Stay with him aa few days, until your brother’s wrath subsides, 45 until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets awhat you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”
46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of athe daughters of Heth; bif Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”