Genesis 27:1–13

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see,^e he called for Esau his older son^f and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

²Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.^{g 3}Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country^h to hunt some wild game for me. ⁴Prepare me the kind of tasty food I likeⁱ and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing^j before I die.”^k

⁵Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country^l to hunt game and bring it back, ⁶Rebekah said to her son Jacob,^m “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, ⁷‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’^{n 8}Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:^{o 9}Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats,^p so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.^{q 10}Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing^r before he dies.”

¹¹Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man^s while I have smooth skin. ¹²What if my father touches me?^t I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse^u on myself rather than a blessing.”

¹³His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.^v Just do what I say;^w go and get them for me.”