Chapter 27

And it came to pass,⁴ that when Isaac was old,¹ and his eyes were dim,⁴ so that he could not see,² he called⁴ Esau his eldest son, and said⁴ unto him, My son: and he said⁴ unto him, Behold, [here am] I.

And he said,⁴ Behold now, I am old,¹ I know¹ not the day of my death:

Now therefore take,³ I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out³ to the field, and take³ me [some] venison; ⁶⁷²⁰

And make³ me savoury meat, such as I love,¹ and bring⁵⁴ [it] to me, that I may eat;⁴ that my soul may bless¹⁷ thee before I die.⁴

And Rebekah heard⁶ when Isaac spake¹⁵ to Esau his son. And Esau went⁴ to the field to hunt² [for] venison, [and] to bring⁵³ [it].

And Rebekah spake¹ unto Jacob her son, saying,² Behold, I heard¹ thy father speak¹⁸ unto Esau thy brother, saying,²

Bring⁵⁴ me venison, and make³ me savoury meat, that I may eat,⁴ and bless¹⁷ thee before the LORD before my death.

Now therefore, my son, obey³ my voice according to that which I command¹⁸ thee.

Go³ now to the flock, and fetch³ me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make⁴ them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:¹

And thou shalt bring⁵² [it] to thy father, that he may eat,¹ and that he may bless¹⁷ thee before his death.

And Jacob said⁴ to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:

My father peradventure will feel⁴ me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver;⁴⁷ and I shall bring⁵² a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

And his mother said⁴ unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my son: only obey³ my voice, and go³ fetch³ me [them].

And he went,⁴ and fetched,⁴ and brought⁵⁵ [them] to his mother: and his mother made⁴ savoury meat, such as his father loved.¹

And Rebekah took⁴ goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put⁵⁵ them upon Jacob her younger son:

And she put⁵² the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

And she gave⁴ the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared,¹ into the hand of her son Jacob.

And he came⁴ unto his father, and said,⁴ My father: and he said,⁴ Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?

And Jacob said⁴ unto his father, I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done¹ according as thou badest¹⁴ me: arise,³ I pray thee, sit³ and eat³ of my venison, that thy soul may bless¹⁷ me.

And Isaac said⁴ unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found² [it] so quickly,¹⁴ my son? And he said,⁴ Because the LORD thy God brought⁵² [it] to me.

And Isaac said⁴ unto Jacob, Come near,³ I pray thee, that I may feel⁴ thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not.

And Jacob went near⁴ unto Isaac his father; and he felt⁴ him, and said,⁴ The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau.

And he discerned⁵² him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed¹⁷ him.

And he said,⁴ [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said,⁴ I [am].

And he said,⁴ Bring [it] near⁵⁴ to me, and I will eat⁴ of my son's venison, that my soul may bless¹⁷ thee. And he brought [it] near⁵⁵ to him, and he did eat:⁴ and he brought⁵⁵ him wine, and he drank.⁴

And his father Isaac said⁴ unto him, Come near³ now, and kiss³ me, my son.

And he came near,⁴ and kissed⁴ him: and he smelled⁵⁵ the smell of his raiment, and blessed¹⁷ him, and said,⁴ See,³ the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:¹⁴

Therefore God give⁴ thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Let people serve⁴ thee, and nations bow down¹⁰¹ to thee: be³ lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down¹⁰¹ to thee: cursed⁷ [be] every one that curseth⁶ thee, and blessed⁷ [be] he that blesseth¹⁸ thee.

And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end¹⁴ of blessing¹⁵ Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce² gone out¹ from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in¹ from his hunting.

And he also had made⁴ savoury meat, and brought⁵⁵ it unto his father, and said⁴ unto his father, Let my father arise,⁴ and eat⁴ of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless¹⁷ me.

And Isaac his father said⁴ unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said,⁴ I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

And Isaac trembled⁴ very exceedingly, ²⁷³¹ and said,⁴ Who? where [is] he that hath taken⁵ venison, and brought⁵⁵ [it] me, and I have eaten⁴ of all before thou camest,⁴ and have blessed¹⁷ him? yea, [and] he shall be blessed.⁷

And when Esau heard² the words of his father, he cried⁴ with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said⁴ unto his father, Bless¹⁶ me, [even] me also, O my father.

And he said,⁴ Thy brother came¹ with subtilty, and hath taken away⁴ thy blessing.

And he said,⁴ Is not he rightly named^{1 8034} Jacob? for he hath supplanted me⁴ these two times: he took away¹ my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away¹ my blessing. And he said,⁴ Hast thou not reserved¹ a blessing for me?

And Isaac answered⁴ and said⁴ unto Esau, Behold, I have made¹ him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given¹ to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained¹ him: and what shall I do⁴ now unto thee, my son?

And Esau said⁴ unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless¹⁶ me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up⁴ his voice, and wept.⁴

And Isaac his father answered⁴ and said⁴ unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

And by thy sword shalt thou live,⁴ and shalt serve⁴ thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,⁵⁵ that thou shalt break¹ his yoke from off thy neck.

And Esau hated⁴ Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed¹⁴ him: and Esau said⁴ in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand;⁴ then will I slay⁴ my brother Jacob.

And these words of Esau her elder son were told⁹³ to Rebekah: and she sent⁴ and called⁴ Jacob her younger son, and said⁴ unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort¹⁰² himself, [purposing] to kill² thee.

Now therefore, my son, obey³ my voice; and arise,³ flee³ thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

And tarry¹ with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;⁴

Until thy brother's anger turn away² from thee, and he forget¹ [that] which thou hast done¹ to him: then I will send,¹ and fetch¹ thee from thence: why should I be deprived⁴ also of you both in one day?

And Rebekah said⁴ to Isaac, I am weary¹ of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take⁶ 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?