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Genesis 27:18–30

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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.’

30And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only just going out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother hath come in from his hunting;

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