Now it came about, when
Isaac
was old
and ahis eyes
were too
dim
to see
, that he called
his bolder
son
Esau
and said
to him, "My son
." And he said
to him, "Here
I am."
1 aIsaac said, "Behold
now
, I am
old
and I do not know
the day
of my death
.
"Now then, please
take
your gear
, your quiver
and your bow
, and go
out to the field
and ahunt
game
for me;
and prepare a savory
dish
for me such
as I love
, and bring
it to me that I may eat
, so
that amy soul
may bless
you before
I die
."
Rebekah was listening
while Isaac
spoke
to his son
Esau
. So when Esau
went
to the field
to hunt
for game
to bring
home,
aRebekah said
to her son
Jacob
, "Behold
, I heard
your father
speak
to your brother
Esau
, saying
,
`Bring me some game
and prepare
a savory
dish
for me, that I may eat
, and bless
you in the presence
of the LORD
before
my death
.'
"Now therefore, my son
, alisten
to 1me 2as I command
you.
"Go now
to the flock
and 1bring
me two
choice
2young
goats
from there
, that I may prepare
them as a savory
dish
for your father
, such
as he loves
.
"Then you shall bring it to your father
, that he may eat
, so
that he may bless
you before
his death
."
Jacob 1answered
his mother
Rebekah
, "Behold
, Esau
my brother
is a ahairy
man
and I am a smooth
man
.
" aPerhaps my father
will feel
me, then I will be as a 1deceiver
in his sight
, and I will bring
upon myself a curse
and not a blessing
."
But his mother said
to him, "Your curse
be on me, my son
; only
aobey
my voice
, and go
, get
them for me."
So he went and got
them, and brought
them to his mother
; and his mother
made
savory
food
such
as his father
loved
.
Then Rebekah took
the 1best
agarments
of Esau
her elder
son
, which
were with her in the house
, and put
them on Jacob
her younger
son
.
And she put the skins
of the 1young
goats
on his hands
and on the smooth
part
of his neck
.
She also gave the savory
food
and the bread
, which
she had made
, 1to her son
Jacob
.
Then he came to his father
and said
, "My father
." And he said
, "Here
I am. Who
are you, my son
?"
Jacob said
to his father
, "I am Esau
your firstborn
; I have done
as you told
me. aGet
up, please
, sit
and eat
of my game
, that 1 byou may bless
me."
Isaac said
to his son
, "How
is it that you have
it so quickly
, my son
?" And he said
, " aBecause
the LORD
your God
caused it to happen
to me."
Then Isaac said
to Jacob
, "Please
come
close
, that aI may feel
you, my son
, whether you are really
my son
Esau
or
not."
So Jacob came
close
to Isaac
his father
, and he felt
him and said
, "The voice
is the voice
of Jacob
, but the hands
are the hands
of Esau
."
He did not recognize him, because
his hands
were ahairy
like his brother
Esau's
hands
; so he blessed
him.
And he said, "Are you really
my son
Esau
?" And he said
, "I am."
So he said, "Bring
it to me, and I will eat
of my son's
game
, that 1 aI may bless
you." And he brought
it to him, and he ate
; he also brought
him wine
and he drank
.
Then his father Isaac
said
to him, "Please
come
close
and kiss
me, my son
."
So he came close
and kissed
him; and when he smelled
the smell
of his garments
, he ablessed
him and said
, "See
, bthe smell
of my son
Is like the smell
of a field
cwhich
the LORD
has blessed
;
Now may aGod give
you of the dew
of heaven
, And of the bfatness
of the earth
, And an abundance
of grain
and new
wine
;
aMay peoples serve
you, And nations
bow
down
to you; bBe master
of your brothers
, cAnd may your mother's
sons
bow
down
to you. dCursed
be those who curse
you, And blessed
be those who bless
you."
Now it came about, as soon
as Isaac
had finished
blessing
Jacob
, and Jacob
had hardly
gone
out from the presence
of Isaac
his father
, that Esau
his brother
came
in from his hunting
.
Then he also made
savory
food
, and brought
it to his father
; and he said
to his father
, " aLet my father
arise
and eat
of his son's
game
, that 1 byou may bless
me."
Isaac his father
said
to him, " aWho
are you?" And he said
, "I am your son
, byour firstborn
, Esau
."
Then Isaac 1trembled
violently
, and said
, " aWho
was he then
that hunted
game
and brought
it to me, so that I ate
of all
of it before
you came
, and blessed
him? bYes
, and he shall be blessed
."
When Esau heard
the words
of his father
, ahe cried
out with an exceedingly
great
and bitter
cry
, and said
to his father
, "Bless
me, even me also
, O my father
!"
And he said, " aYour brother
came
deceitfully
and has taken
away your blessing
."
Then he said, " 1Is he not rightly named
aJacob
, for he has supplanted
me these
two
times
? He took
away my birthright
, and behold
, now
he has taken
away my blessing
." And he said
, "Have you not reserved
a blessing
for me?"
But Isaac replied
to Esau
, "Behold
, I have made
him ayour master
, and all
his 1relatives
I have given
to him 2as servants
; and with grain
and new
wine
I have sustained
him. Now as for you then
, what
can I do
, my son
?"
Esau said
to his father
, "Do you have only one
blessing
, my father
? Bless
me, even me also
, O my father
." So Esau
lifted
his voice
and awept
.
Then aIsaac his father
answered
and said
to him, "Behold
, 1 baway from the 2fertility
of the earth
shall be your dwelling
, And 1away from the dew
of heaven
from above
.
"By your sword you shall live
, And your brother
ayou shall serve
; But it shall come
about bwhen
you become
restless
, That you will 1break
his yoke
from your neck
."
So Esau abore
a grudge
against
Jacob
because
of the blessing
with which
his father
had blessed
him; and Esau
said
1to himself
, " bThe days
of mourning
for my father
are near
; then I will kill
my brother
Jacob
."
Now when the words of her elder
son
Esau
were reported
to Rebekah
, she sent
and called
her younger
son
Jacob
, and said
to him, "Behold
your brother
Esau
is consoling
himself concerning you by planning to kill
you.
"Now therefore, my son
, aobey
my voice
, and arise
, 1flee
to bHaran
, to my brother
cLaban
!
"Stay with him aa few
days
, until
your brother's
fury
1subsides
,
until your brother's
anger
1against
you subsides
and he forgets
awhat
you did
to him. Then I will send
and get
you from there
. Why
should I be bereaved
of you both
in one
day
?"
Rebekah said
to Isaac
, "I am tired
of 1living
because
of athe daughters
of Heth
; bif
Jacob
takes
a wife
from the daughters
of Heth
, like these
, from the daughters
of the land
, what
good will my life
be to me?"