So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed R781 him and said, "See, the R782 smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which R783 the LORD has blessed;
May R786 peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be R787 master of your brothers, And R788 may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed R789 be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you."
Now it came about, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had hardly gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Then he also made savory food, and brought it to his father; and he said to his father, "Let R790 my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you R791F491 may bless me."
Then Isaac trembled F492 violently, and said, "Who R794 was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, R795 and he shall be blessed."
When Esau heard the words of his father, he R796 cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"
Then he said, "Is F493 he not rightly named Jacob, R798 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?"
But Isaac replied to Esau, "Behold, I have made him your R799 master, and all his relatives F494 I have given to him as F495 servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?"
Then Isaac R801 his father answered and said to him, "Behold, away R802F496 from the fertility F497 of the earth shall be your dwelling, And away F496 from the dew of heaven from above.
"By your sword you shall live, And your brother you R803 shall serve; But it shall come about when R804 you become restless, That you will break F498 his yoke from your neck."
FOOTNOTES: F491 Lit your soul F492 Lit trembled with a very great trembling F493 Or Was he then named Jacob that he has F494 Lit brothers F495 Lit for F496 Or of F497 Lit fatness F498 Lit tear off
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