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 Jacobs voice, but the hands are
the hands of Esau.
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were
hairy, as his brother Esaus 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 sons 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 mothers 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 sons 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 brothers
fury turn away;
45 Until thy brothers 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?