³ May God Almighty^[a](A) bless^(B) you and make you fruitful^(C) and increase your numbers^(D) until you become a community of peoples. ⁴ May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham,^(E) so that you may take possession of the land^(F) where you now reside as a foreigner,^(G) the land God gave to Abraham.” ⁵ Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way,^(H) and he went to Paddan Aram,^(I) to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean,^(J) the brother of Rebekah,^(K) who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.