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36 Esau: (bitterly) “No wonder they call him ‘The Cheater.’[a] For he took my birthright, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”

37 Isaac: “I have made him your master, and have given him yourself and all of his relatives as his servants. I have guaranteed him abundance of grain and wine—what is there left to give?”

38 Esau: “Not one blessing left for me? O my Father, bless me too.”

(Isaac says nothing[b] as Esau weeps.)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:36 The Cheater. Jacob means “Cheater.”
  2. Genesis 27:38 Isaac says nothing. This appears in some versions, not in others.

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