1 N ow it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”

And it came to pass when Isaac had become old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son! And he said to him, Here am I.

2 I saac said, “Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death.

And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.

3 N ow then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,

4 a nd prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”

and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

5 R ebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home,

And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.

6 R ebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying,

And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,

7 ‘ Bring me some game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’

Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.

8 N ow therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.

And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.

9 G o now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves.

Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.

10 T hen you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”

And thou shalt bring to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.

11 J acob answered his mother Rebekah, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.

And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

12 P erhaps my father will feel me, then I will be as a deceiver in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”

My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks, and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.

13 B ut his mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.”

And his mother said to him, On me thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch.

14 S o he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved.

And he went, and fetched and brought to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.

15 T hen Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.

And Rebecca took the clothes of her elder son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son;

16 A nd she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;

17 S he also gave the savory food and the bread, which she had made, to her son Jacob.

and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.

18 T hen he came to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?

19 J acob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Get up, please, sit and eat of my game, that you may bless me.”

And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

20 I saac said to his son, “How is it that you have it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “ Because the Lord your God caused it to happen to me.”

And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put in my way.

21 T hen Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be really my son Esau or not.

22 S o Jacob came close to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23 H e did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.

24 A nd he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he said, “I am.”

And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.

25 S o he said, “Bring it to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, that I may bless you.” And he brought it to him, and he ate; he also brought him wine and he drank.

And he said, Bring near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26 T hen his father Isaac said to him, “Please come close and kiss me, my son.”

And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.

27 S o he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed;

And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelt the smell of his clothes, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah hath blessed.

28 N ow may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.

29 M ay peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers, And may your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you.” The Stolen Blessing

Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.

30 N ow it came about, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had hardly gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was only just gone out from Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.

31 T hen he also made savory food, and brought it to his father; and he said to his father, “ Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that you may bless me.”

And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

32 I saac his father said to him, “ Who are you?” And he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”

And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.

33 T hen Isaac trembled violently, and said, “ Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came, and blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”

Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.

34 W hen Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me—me also, my father!

35 A nd he said, “ Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.

36 T hen he said, “ Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

And he said, Is it not therefore he was named Jacob, for he has supplanted me now twice? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

37 B ut Isaac replied to Esau, “Behold, I have made him your master, and all his relatives I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?”

And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him lord over thee, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants, and with corn and new wine have I supplied him—and what can I do now for thee, my son?

38 E sau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” So Esau lifted his voice and wept.

And Esau said to his father, Hast thou then but one blessing, my father? bless me—me also, my father! And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

39 T hen Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling, And away from the dew of heaven from above.

And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;

40 “ By your sword you shall live, And your brother you shall serve; But it shall come about when you become restless, That you will break his yoke from your neck.”

And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

41 S o Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “ The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.

42 N ow when the words of her elder son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, “Behold your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you by planning to kill you.

And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebecca. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, comforts himself that he will kill thee.

43 N ow therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!

And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;

44 S tay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury subsides,

and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away—

45 u ntil your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”

until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?

46 R ebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

And Rebecca 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, of the daughters of the land, what good should my life do me?