Genesis 27:34-36
Legacy Standard Bible
34 As Esau heard the words of his father, (A)he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, me also, O my father!” 35 And he said, “(B)Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36 Then he said, “[a]Is he not rightly named (C)Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”
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- Genesis 27:36 Or Was he then named Jacob that he has
Genesis 27:34-36
New International Version
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!”
35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(C) and took your blessing.”(D)
36 Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob[a]?(E) This is the second time he has taken advantage of(F) me: He took my birthright,(G) and now he’s taken my blessing!”(H) Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
Footnotes
- Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
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