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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.
02 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I
know not the day of my death:
03 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy
weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to
the field, and take me some venison;
04 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.
05 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to
Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt
for venison, and to bring it.
06 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son,
saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto
Esau thy brother, saying,
07 Bring me venison, and make me savoury
meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the
Lord before my death.
08 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice
according to that which I command thee.
09 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 first born; 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.
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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,
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;
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?
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