Genesis 27:31

27:31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau ¹  said to him, “My father, get up ²  and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.” ³ 

Genesis 27:34

27:34 When Esau heard ⁴  his father’s words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. ⁵  He said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”

Genesis 27:38

27:38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!” ⁶  Then Esau wept loudly. ⁷ 

[27:31]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said to his father”; the referent of “he” (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity, while the words “his father” have been replaced by the pronoun “him” for stylistic reasons.

[27:31]  ² tn Or “arise” (i.e., sit up).

[27:31]  ³ tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.”

[27:34]  ⁴ tn The temporal clause is introduced with the temporal indicator and has the infinitive as its verb.

[27:34]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he yelled [with] a great and bitter yell to excess.”

[27:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “Bless me, me also, my father.” The words “my father” have not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[27:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “and Esau lifted his voice and wept.”