34 When Esau heard the words of his father, (A)he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me also, O my father!”

35 But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

36 And Esau said, (B)“Is he not rightly named [a]Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:36 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel

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