Genesis 27:1–13

The Stolen Blessing

27When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see, ^zhe called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.”

And he answered, “Here I am.”

²He said, “Look, I am old and do not know the day of my death. ³Take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me. ^a4Then make me a delicious meal that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I can bless you before I die.” ^b

⁵Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac said to his son Esau. So while Esau went to the field to hunt some game to bring in, ⁶Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Listen! I heard your father talking with your brother Esau. He said, ⁷‘Bring me the game and make a delicious meal for me to eat so that I can bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’ ⁸Now obey every order I give you, my son. ⁹Go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I will make them into a delicious meal for your father—the kind he loves. ¹⁰Then take it to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies.”

¹¹Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin. ^c12Suppose my father touches me. Then I will be revealed to him as a deceiver and bring a curse rather than a blessing on myself.”

¹³His mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go get them for me.”