gift Heb. blessing; LXX τὰς εὐλογίας μου; Lat. benedictionem. The "gift" is the material side of the "blessing"; and the word "blessing" is thus used for a gift, in Joshua 15:19; Judges 1:15; 1Sa 25:27; 1 Samuel 30:26; 2 Kings 5:15. The word benedictiowas similarly used to denote a gift in the Middle Ages. The "liberal soul" of Proverbs 11:25 is a "soul, or person, of blessing."

enough Heb. "all." Jacob means that in the kindness of Esau he has everything. Perhaps also there is an allusion to the Divine blessing in Genesis 32:29.

urged Until Esau had accepted the gift, Jacob's suspicious nature could not feel secure.

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