Gen 25:23, 27:27-41 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your womb , and two peoples from within you shall be divided ; the one shall be stronger than the other , the older shall serve the younger .

23 And the Lord said to her,

^a“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you ^{▼▼Or from birth} shall be divided;
^cthe one shall be stronger than the other,
^dthe older shall serve the younger.”

Genesis 27:27-41

27 So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments ^eand blessed him and said,

“See, ^fthe smell of my son
is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed!
28 May God give you of ^gthe dew of heaven
and of the fatness of the earth
and ^hplenty of grain and wine.
29 Let peoples serve you,
and nations ⁱbow down to you.
^jBe lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
^kCursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that you may bless me.” 32 His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.” 33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” 34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, ^lhe cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” 35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.” 36 Esau said, ^m“Is he not rightly named Jacob? ^{▼▼ Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats} For he has cheated me these two times. ^oHe took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” 37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, ^pI have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and ^qwith grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?” 38 Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And ^rEsau lifted up his voice and wept.

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:

“Behold, ^saway from ^{▼▼Or Behold, of} the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,
and away from ^{▼▼Or and of} the dew of heaven on high.
40 By your sword you shall live,
and you ^vshall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
^wyou shall break his yoke from your neck.”
41 Now Esau ^xhated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, ^y“The days of mourning for my father are approaching; ^zthen I will kill my brother Jacob.”