37. Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?”
38. Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept.
39. Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him, “You will live away from the richness of the earth,and away from the dew of the heaven above.
40. You will live by your sword,and you will serve your brother.But when you decide to break free,you will shake his yoke from your neck.”
41. From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
42. But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
43. So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran.
44. Stay there with him until your brother cools off.