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36 (A)Esau said, “This is the second time that he has cheated me. No wonder his name is Jacob.[a] He took my rights as the first-born son, and now he has taken away my blessing. Haven't you saved a blessing for me?”

37 Isaac answered, “I have already made him master over you, and I have made all his relatives his slaves. I have given him grain and wine. Now there is nothing that I can do for you, son!”

38 (B)Esau continued to plead with his father: “Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me too, father!” He began to cry.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:36 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “cheat.”

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