Book of Jubilees: The Book of Jubilees: Jacob obtains the Blessing of the Firstborn (xxvi. 1-35)

23. And may the Lord give thee of the dew of heaven
And of the dew 2 of the earth, and plenty of corn and oil: 3
Let nations serve thee,
And peoples bow down to thee.
24. Be lord over thy brethren,
And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee;
And may all the blessings wherewith the Lord hath blessed me and blessed Abraham, my father, 4
Be imparted to thee and to thy seed for ever
Cursed be he that curseth thee,
And blessed be he that blesseth thee."

5 Esau, his brother, came in from his hunting. 26. And he also made savoury meat, and brought (it) to his father, and said unto his father: "Let my father arise, and eat of my venison that thy soul may bless me." 27. And Isaac, his father, said unto him: "Who art thou?" And he said unto him: "I am thy first born, thy son Esau: I have done as thou hast commanded me." 28. And Isaac was very

"Behold, I have made him thy lord,
And all his brethren have I given to him for servants,
And with plenty of com and wine and oil have I strengthened him:
And what now shall I do for thee, my son?"

"Behold, far from the dew of the earth shall be thy dwelling,
And far from the dew of heaven from above.
34. And by thy sword wilt thou live,
And thou wilt serve thy brother.
And it shall come to pass when thou becomest great, 1
And dost shake his yoke from off thy neck,
Thou wilt sin a complete sin unto death, 2

35. And Esau kept threatening Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him, and he said in his heart: "May the days of mourning for my father now come, so that I may slay my brother Jacob."

141:1 Cf. 1 Kings xii. 15.

142:1 So Latin here, and Sam. LXX and Vulg. in Gen. xxvii. 27: MT omits.

142:2 Text of Gen. xxvii. 28 has "fatness."

142:3 Text of Genesis has "wine."

142:4 Cf. Gen; xxviii. 4.

142:5 Charles suspects this to be an addition to the text: read "that."

143:1 So Sam. of Gen. xxvii. 40: MT "when Thou shalt break loose."

143:2 This line is a complete departure from the original text, which has: "thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck." The interpretation here given in the text has no support elsewhere.