“1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were
dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said
unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I. 2 And he
said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now
therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go
out to the field, and take me [some] venison; 4 And make me savoury
meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul
may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to
Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to
bring [it].”
“6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy
father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make
me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before
my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which
I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good
kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father,
such as he loveth: 10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he
may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said
to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I
[am] a smooth man: 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall
seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a
blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my
son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them]. 14 And he went, and
fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savoury
meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of
her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put them
upon Jacob her younger son: 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the
goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 17 And she gave
the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of
her son Jacob.”
“18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said,
Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father,
I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me:
arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless
me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found
[it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought
[it] to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I
may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not. 22 And
Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The
voice [is] Jacob’s voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau. 23 And
he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother
Esau’s hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, [Art] thou my very son
Esau? And he said, I [am]. 25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I
will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he
brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and
he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss
me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the
smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my
son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the
earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and
nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy
mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee,
and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.”
“30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing
Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his
father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also
had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his
father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul
may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And
he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very
exceedingly, and said, Who? where [is] he that hath taken venison, and
brought [it] me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have
blessed him? yea, [and] he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the
words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and
said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father. 35 And he
said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me
these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath
taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing
for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made
him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and
with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto
thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one
blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau
lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said
unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of
the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and
shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have
the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.”
“41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father
blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my
father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these
words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and
called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother
Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban
my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy
brother’s fury turn away; 45 Until thy brother’s anger turn away from
thee, and he forget [that] which thou hast done to him: then I will
send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you
both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life
because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters
of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what
good shall my life do me?” (Ge 27:1-46 AV)
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