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35 And he said, “(A)Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.” 36 Then he said, “[a]Is he not rightly named (B)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?” 37 But Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him (C)your master, and all his fellow brothers I have given to him [b]as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?”

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  1. Genesis 27:36 Or Was he then named Jacob that he has
  2. Genesis 27:37 Lit for

35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully(A) and took your blessing.”(B)

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

37 Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine.(G) So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”

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  1. Genesis 27:36 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.