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.
And he said, Behold now, I am old
, I know
not the day
of my death
:
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons
, thy quiver
and thy bow
, and go out
to the field
, and take
me some venison
;
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
.
And Rebekah heard
when Isaac
spake
to Esau
his son
. And Esau
went
to the field
to hunt
for venison
, and to bring
it .
And Rebekah spake
unto Jacob
her son
, saying
, Behold, I heard
thy father
speak
unto Esau
thy brother
, saying
,
Bring me venison
, and make
me savoury meat
, that I may eat
, and bless
thee before
the LORD
before
my death
.
Now therefore, my son, obey
my voice
according to that which
I command
thee.
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
:
And thou shalt bring it to thy father
, that he may eat
, and that
he may bless
thee before
his death
.
And Jacob said
to Rebekah
his mother
, Behold, Esau
my brother
is a hairy
man
, and I am a smooth
man
:
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
.
And his mother said
unto him, Upon me be thy curse
, my son
: only obey
my voice
, and go
fetch
me them .
And he went, and fetched
, and brought
them to his mother
: and his mother
made
savoury meat
, such as his father
loved
.
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
:
And she put the skins
of the kids
of the goats
upon his hands
, and upon the smooth
of his neck
:
And she gave the savoury meat
and the bread
, which she had prepared
, into the hand
of her son
Jacob
.
And he came unto his father
, and said
, My father
: and he said
, Here am I; who art thou, my son
?
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.
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
.
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.
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
.
And he discerned him not, because his hands
were hairy
, as his brother
Esau's
hands
: so he blessed
him.
And he said, Art thou my very son
Esau
? And he said
, I am .
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
.
And his father Isaac
said
unto him, Come near
now, and kiss
me, my son
.
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
:
Therefore God give
thee of the dew
of heaven
, and the fatness
of the earth
, and plenty
of corn
and wine
:
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.
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
.
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.
And Isaac his father
said
unto him, Who art thou? And he said
, I am thy son
, thy firstborn
Esau
.
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
.
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
.
And he said, Thy brother
came
with subtilty
, and hath taken away
thy blessing
.
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?
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
?
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
.
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
;
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
.
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
.
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.
Now therefore, my son, obey
my voice
; and arise
, flee
thou to Laban
my brother
to Haran
;
And tarry with him a few
days
, until
thy brother's
fury
turn away
;
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
?
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?