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Genesis 27:36

Israel
Sin

34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”

35 But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

37 But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”

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

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BSB
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
KJV
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
WEB
He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing.” He said, “Haven’t you reserved a blessing for me?”
ASV
And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two time. He took away my birthright. And, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
DARBY
And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
BLB
And [Esau] said, “Is it because his name is called Jacob? And he has supplanted me these two times. He has taken my birthright, and behold, now he has taken my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved for me a blessing?”
ÅB
Da sa han: Er det fordi han har fått navnet Jakob, at han nå to ganger har overlistet meg? Min førstefødselsrett tok han, og se, nå har han tatt min velsignelse. Så sa han: Har du ikke en velsignelse igjen til meg og?
OTB
Esau sa: «Er han ikke med rette kalt Jakob? For han har bedratt meg disse to gangene: Han tok min førstefødselsrett, og nå har han tatt min velsignelse.» Så spurte han: «Har du ikke reservert en velsignelse for meg?»
B1930
Da sa han: Er det fordi han har fått navnet Jakob, at han nu to ganger har overlistet mig? Min førstefødselsrett tok han, og se, nu har han tatt min velsignelse. Så sa han: Har du ikke en velsignelse igjen til mig og?

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