³⁴ When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry^(A) and said to his father, “Bless^(B) me—me too, my father!”

³⁶ Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob^[a]?^(A) This is the second time he has taken advantage of^(B) me: He took my birthright,^(C) and now he’s taken my blessing!”^(D) Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”

³⁸ Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.^(A)