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34 When Esau realized[a] what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. “Bless me,” he cried, “even me, too, my father!”

35 Isaac[b] replied, “Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your blessing.”

36 Then he said, “Isn’t his name rightly called Jacob?”[c] Esau asked. “He has circumvented me this second time. First,[d] he took away my birthright, and now, look how he also stole my blessing.” Then he added, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:34 Lit. heard
  2. Genesis 27:35 Lit. Then he
  3. Genesis 27:36 The Heb. name Jacob means heel grabber
  4. Genesis 27:36 The Heb. lacks First