Genesis 27:1–29

¹And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, ‘My son;’ and he saith unto him, ‘Here am I.’ ²And he saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death; ³and now, take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt for me provision, ⁴and make for me tasteful things, such as I have loved, and bring in to me, and I do eat, so that my soul doth bless thee before I die.’ ⁵And Rebekah is hearkening while Isaac is speaking unto Esau his son; and Esau goeth to the field to hunt provision—to bring in.

⁶And Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, ‘Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying, ⁷Bring for me provision, and make for me tasteful things, and I do eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.

⁸‘And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee: ⁹Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I make them tasteful things for thy father, such as he hath loved; ¹⁰and thou hast taken in to thy father, and he hath eaten, so that his soul doth bless thee before his death. ¹¹And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, ‘Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man, ¹²it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;’ ¹³and his mother saith to him, ‘On me thy disesteem, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go, take for me.’ ¹⁴And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth to his mother, and his mother maketh tasteful things, such as his father hath loved; ¹⁵and Rebekah taketh the desirable garments of Esau her elder son, which are with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son; ¹⁶and the skins of the kids of the goats she hath put on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck, ¹⁷and she giveth the tasteful things, and the bread which she hath made, into the hand of Jacob her son.

¹⁸And he cometh in unto his father, and saith, ‘My father;’ and he saith, ‘Here am I; who art thou, my son?’ ¹⁹And Jacob saith unto his father, ‘I am Esau thy first-born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my provision, so that thy soul doth bless me.’ ²⁰And Isaac saith unto his son, ‘What is this thou hast hasted to find, my son?’ and he saith, ‘That which Jehovah thy God hath caused to come before me.’ ²¹And Isaac saith unto Jacob, ‘Come nigh, I pray thee, and I feel thee, my son, whether thou art he, my son Esau, or not.’ ²²And Jacob cometh nigh unto Isaac his father, and he feeleth him, and saith, ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob, and the hands hands of Esau.’ ²³And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him, ²⁴and saith, ‘Thou art he—my son Esau?’ and he saith, ‘I am.’ ²⁵And he saith, ‘Bring nigh to me, and I do eat of my son’s provision, so that my soul doth bless thee;’ and he bringeth nigh to him, and he eateth; and he bringeth to him wine, and he drinketh. ²⁶And Isaac his father saith to him, ‘Come nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son;’ ²⁷and he cometh nigh, and kisseth him, and he smelleth the fragrance of his garments, and blesseth him, and saith, ‘See, the fragrance of my son is as the fragrance of a field which Jehovah hath blessed; ²⁸and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine; ²⁹peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee are cursed, and those who bless thee are blessed.’