1 N ow it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.”

Now 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.”

2 T hen he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.

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

3 N ow therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.

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

4 A nd make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

and 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.”

5 N ow Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.

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

6 S o Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

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

7 ‘ Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’

‘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.’

8 N ow therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.

Now therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.

9 G o now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.

Go 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.

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

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

11 A nd Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth- skinned man.

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

12 P erhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”

Perhaps 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.”

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

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

14 A nd he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

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

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

Then 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.

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

And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

17 T hen she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

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

18 S o he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

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

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

Jacob 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.”

20 B ut Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “Because the Lord your God brought it to me.”

Isaac 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.”

21 I saac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

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

22 S o Jacob went 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.”

So 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.”

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

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

24 T hen he said, “ Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am. ”

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

25 H e said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

So 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.

26 T hen his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.”

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

27 A nd he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: “Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field Which the Lord has blessed.

So 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;

28 T herefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.

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

29 L et peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!” Esau’s Lost Hope

May 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

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

Now 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.

31 H e also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.”

Then 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.”

32 A nd his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” So he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”

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

33 T hen Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him— and indeed he shall be blessed.”

Then 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.”

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

When 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!”

35 B ut he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.”

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

36 A nd Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

Then 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?”

37 T hen Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?”

But 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?”

38 A nd Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Esau 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.

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

Then 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.

40 B y your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, That you shall break his yoke from your neck.” Jacob Escapes from Esau

“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.”

41 S o Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

So 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.”

42 A nd the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.

Now 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.

43 N ow therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!

44 A nd stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away,

Stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury subsides,

45 u ntil your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”

until 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?”

46 A nd Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

Rebekah 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?”