⁴¹ Esau held a grudge^(A) against Jacob^(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning^(C) for my father are near; then I will kill^(D) my brother Jacob.”^(E)

²⁴ and they took him and threw him into the cistern.^(A) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.