“Isaac answered and said to Esau: Behold, I have placed him a lord to you, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants, and I have supported him with grain and wine, and for you then, what shall I do, my son?” (Genesis 27:37). “Isaac answered and said to Esau: Behold, I have [placed him] a lord” – Rabbi Berekhya said: “Behold, I have placed him a lord to you” – that was the seventh blessing,6The blessing "be master over your brothers" is the seventh blessing. why does he say it to him first?
He said to him: ‘I rendered him king over you, and your blessings are his.’ The slave belongs to whom, his belongings belong to whom? A slave, everything that is his belongs to his master. “All his brethren I have given to him as servants…and for you, then [lekha efo]” – however, for you, your bread is baked [afuya].7You will always have enough to eat, at the expense of your master.
Rabbi Yoḥanan and Reish Lakish, Rabbi Yoḥanan said: [“Lekha efo”] Let me be,8The word lekha is being interpreted as meaning lekh – leave. as an oven is baking for you everywhere.9You will be burned by him. Reish Lakish said: Let me be, as fury and wrath [af veḥema]10Efo is an acronym for af veḥema. are within his purview. Rabbi Simlai and some say in the name of Rabbi Abahu: The Holy One blessed be He said to him: ‘Did you say to him: “For you, then”?’11God asked Isaac: Did you intend to bless Esau?
He said to Him: “Grant him grace”12Let me bless him. (Isaiah 26:10). He said to him: ‘He is “wicked”’ (Isaiah 26:10). He said to Him: ‘“Did he not learn righteousness?” (Isaiah 26:10) – did he not honor his parents?’ The Holy One blessed be He said to him: ‘“In the land of the upright he will perform evil” (Isaiah 26:10) – he is destined to extend his hand against the Temple.’
He said to Him: ‘If so, grant him tranquility in this world, “and let him not see the majesty of the Lord” (Isaiah 26:10) – in the future.’