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?
