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1 ¶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.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy
bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 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. 5 And Rebekah heard
when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to
hunt for venison, and to bring it.
6 ¶And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard
thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison,
and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before
the LORD before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice
according to that which I command thee. 9 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 firstborn; 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. 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, O my father. 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; and 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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