The LORDsaidto her, "Twonationsare in your womb;And twopeopleswill be separatedfrom your body;And one peopleshall be strongerthanthe other;And the oldershall servethe younger."
"I will blessher, and indeedI will giveyou a sonby her. Then I will blessher, and she shall be [a mother of] nations;kingsof peopleswill comefrom her."
"As for Me, behold,My covenantis with you, And you will be the fatherof a multitudeof nations.
They blessedRebekahand saidto her, "May you, our sister,Becomethousandsof tenthousands,And may your descendantspossessThe gateof those who hatethem."
When her daysto be deliveredwere fulfilled,behold,there were twinsin her womb.
When the boysgrewup, Esaubecamea skillfulhunter,a manof the field,but Jacobwas a peacefulman,livingin tents.
May peoplesserveyou, And nationsbowdownto you; Be masterof your brothers,And may your mother'ssonsbowdownto you. Cursedbe those who curseyou, And blessedbe those who blessyou."
Then Isaactrembledviolently,and said,"Whowas he thenthat huntedgameand brought[it] to me, so that I ateof all[of it] beforeyou came,and blessedhim? Yes,and he shall be blessed."
But Isaacrepliedto Esau,"Behold,I have madehim your master,and allhis relativesI have givento him as servants;and with grainand newwineI have sustainedhim. Now as for you then,whatcan I do,my son?"
"By your swordyou shall live,And your brotheryou shall serve;But it shall comeabout whenyou becomerestless,That you will breakhis yokefrom your neck."
The messengersreturnedto Jacob,saying,"We cameto your brotherEsau,and furthermorehe is comingto meetyou, and fourhundredmenare with him."
But he himselfpassedon aheadof them and boweddownto the groundseventimes,untilhe camenearto his brother.
Now theseare the kingswhoreignedin the landof Edombeforeany kingreignedover the sonsof Israel.
But his fatherrefusedand said,"I know,my son,I know;he alsowill becomea peopleand he alsowill be great.However,his youngerbrothershall be greaterthanhe, and his descendantsshall becomea multitudeof nations."
He putgarrisonsin Edom.In allEdomhe putgarrisons,and allthe Edomitesbecameservantsto David.And the LORDhelpedDavidwhereverhe went.
Now therewas nokingin Edom;a deputywas king.
Then he putgarrisonsin Edom,and allthe Edomitesbecameservantsto David.And the LORDhelpedDavidwhereverhe went.
The delivererswill ascendMountZionTo judgethe mountainof Esau,And the kingdomwill be the LORD'S.
From KadeshMosesthen sentmessengersto the kingof Edom:"Thusyour brotherIsraelhas said,You knowallthe hardshipthat has befallenus;
and commandthe people,saying,"You will passthrough the territoryof your brothersthe sonsof Esauwho livein Seir;and they will be afraidof you. So be verycareful;
"So we passedbeyondour brothersthe sonsof Esau,who livein Seir,awayfrom the Arabahroad,awayfrom Elathand from Ezion-geber.And we turnedand passedthroughby the wayof the wildernessof Moab.
Davidwas the youngest.Now the threeoldestfollowedSaul,
