Isaac sendeth Esau for venison.

1 ¶ And it came to pass,ºª that² when Isaacº was old,ºª and his eyesº were dim,ºª so that he could not see,ºª² he calledºª² Esauº his eldestº son,º and saidºª unto² him, My son:º and he saidºª unto² him, Behold,² [here am] I. 2 And he said,ºª Behold² now,² I am old,ºª I knowºª not² the dayº of my death:º 3 Now² therefore take,ºª I pray thee,² thy weapons,º thy quiverº and thy bow,º and go outºª to the field,º and takeºª me [some] venison;ºª¹ 4 And makeºª me savoury meat,º such asº I love,ºª and bringºª [it] to me, that I may eat;ºª that² my soulº may blessºª thee beforeº I die.ºª 5 And Rebekahº heardºª when Isaacº spakeºª to² Esauº his son.º And Esauº went¹ª² to the fieldº to huntºª [for] venison,º [and] to bringºª [it].

Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing.

6 ¶ And Rebekahº spakeºª unto² Jacobº her son,º saying,ºª Behold,² I heardºª² thy fatherº speakºª unto² Esauº thy brother,º saying,ºª 7 Bringºª me venison,º and makeºª me savoury meat,º that I may eat,ºª and blessºª thee beforeº the LORDº beforeº my death.º 8 Now² therefore, my son,º obeyºª my voiceº according to that whichº I² commandºª thee. 9 Go¹ª² now² to² the flock,º and fetchºª me from thence²² twoº goodº kidsº of the goats;º and I will makeºª them savoury meatº for thy father,º such as² he loveth:ºª 10 And thou shalt bringºª [it] to thy father,º that he may eat,ºª and thatº² he may blessºª thee beforeº his death.º 11 And Jacobº saidºª to² Rebekahº his mother,º Behold,² Esauº my brotherº [is] a hairyº man,º and I² [am] a smoothº man:º 12 My fatherº peradventure² will feelºª me, and I shall seem¹² to him² as a deceiver;ºª and I shall bringºª a curseº upon² me, and not² a blessing.º 13 And his motherº saidºª unto him, Upon² me [be] thy curse,º my son:º only² obeyºª my voice,º and go¹ª² fetchºª me [them]. 14 And he went,¹ª² and fetched,ºª and broughtºª [them] to his mother:º and his motherº madeºª savoury meat,º such as² his fatherº loved.ºª

Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it.

15 And Rebekahº tookºª² goodly¹² raimentº of her eldestº sonº Esau,º which² [were] with² her in the house,º and put them uponºª² Jacobº her youngerº son:º 16 And she putºª the skinsº of the kidsº of the goatsº upon² his hands,º and upon² the smoothº of his neck:º 17 And she gaveºª² the savoury meatº and the bread,º which² she had prepared,ºª into the handº of her sonº Jacob.º

18 ¶ And he cameºª unto² his father,º and said,ºª My father:º and he said,ºª Here² [am] I; who² [art] thou,² my son?º 19 And Jacobº saidºª unto² his father,º I² [am] Esauº thy firstborn;º I have doneºª according as² thou badestºª² me: arise,ºª I pray thee,² sitºª and eatºª of my venison,º² that² thy soulº may blessºª me. 20 And Isaacº saidºª unto² his son,º How² [is it]² that thou hast foundºª [it] so quickly,ºª my son?º And he said,ºª Because² the LORDº thy Godº broughtºª [it] to² me.¹ 21 And Isaacº saidºª unto² Jacob,º Come near,ºª I pray thee,² that I may feelºª thee, my son,º whether thou² [be] my veryº sonº Esauº or² not.² 22 And Jacobº went nearºª unto² Isaacº his father;º and he feltºª him, and said,ºª The voiceº [is] Jacob'sº voice,º but the handsº [are] the handsº of Esau.º 23 And he discernedºª him not,² because² his handsº were² hairy,º as his brotherº Esau'sº hands:º so he blessedºª him. 24 And he said,ºª [Art] thou² my very² sonº Esau?º And he said,ºª I² [am]. 25 And he said,ºª Bring [it] nearºª to me, and I will eatºª of my son'sº venison,º² that² my soulº may blessºª thee. And he brought [it] nearºª to him, and he did eat:ºª and he broughtºª him wine,º and he drank.ºª 26 And his fatherº Isaacº saidºª unto² him, Come nearºª now,² and kissºª me, my son.º 27 And he came near,ºª and kissedºª him: and he smelledºª² the smellº of his raiment,º and blessedºª him, and said,ºª See,ºª the smellº of my sonº [is] as the smellº of a fieldº which² the LORDº hath blessed:ºª 28 Therefore Godº giveºª thee of the dewº² of heaven,º and the fatnessº of the earth,º and plentyº of cornº and wine:º 29 Let peopleº serveºª thee, and nationsº bow downºª to thee: beºª lordº over thy brethren,º and let thy mother'sº sonsº bow downºª to thee: cursedºª [be] every one that cursethºª thee, and blessedºª [be] he that blessethºª thee.

Esau bringeth venison.

30 ¶ And it came to pass,² as soon as² Isaacº had made an endºª of blessingºª² Jacob,º and Jacobº was² yetº scarce¹ª gone outºª from²² the presenceº of Isaacº his father,º that Esauº his brotherº came inºª from his hunting.º² 31 And he² also² had madeºª savoury meat,º and brought² it¹ª unto his father,º and saidºª unto his father,º Let my fatherº arise,ºª and eatºª of his son'sº venison,º² that² thy soulº may blessºª me. 32 And Isaacº his fatherº saidºª unto him, Who² [art] thou?² And he said,ºª I² [am] thy son,º thy firstbornº Esau.º

Isaac trembleth.

33 And Isaacº trembledºª very¹ exceedingly,ºº²² and said,ºª Who?² whereº [is] he² that hath takenºª venison,º and broughtºª [it] me, and I have eatenºª of all²² before² thou camest,ºª and have blessedºª him? yea,² [and] he shall be² blessed.ºª

Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing.

34 And when Esauº heardºª² the wordsº of his father,º he criedºª with a greatº and² exceedingº bitterº cry,º and saidºª unto his father,º Blessºª me, [even] me² also,² O my father.º 35 And he said,ºª Thy brotherº cameºª with subtilty,º and hath taken awayºª thy blessing.º 36 And he said,ºª Is not he rightlyº namedººª Jacob?º for he hath supplanted² me¹ª theseº two times:º he took awayºª² my birthright;º and, behold,² now² he hath taken awayºª my blessing.º And he said,ºª Hast thou not² reservedºª a blessingº for me? 37 And Isaacº answeredºª and saidºª unto Esau,º Behold,² I have madeºª him thy lord,º and all² his brethrenº have I givenºª to him for servants;º and with cornº and wineº have I sustainedºª him: and what² shall I doºª nowº unto thee, my son?º 38 And Esauº saidºª unto² his father,º Hast thou but oneº blessing,º my father?º blessºª me, [even] me² also,² O my father.º And Esauº lifted upºª his voice,º and wept.ºª 39 And Isaacº his fatherº answeredºª and saidºª unto² him, Behold,² thy dwellingº shall be² the fatnessº² of the earth,º and of the dewº² of heavenº from above;º² 40 And by² thy swordº shalt thou live,ºª and shalt serveºª thy brother;º and it shall come to pass² when² thou shalt have the dominion,ºª that thou shalt breakºª his yokeº from off²² thy neck.º

He threateneth Jacob.

41 ¶ And Esauº hatedºª² Jacobº because¹ of² the blessingº wherewithº his fatherº blessed² him:¹ª and Esauº saidºª in his heart,º The daysº of mourningº for my fatherº are at hand;ºª then will I slayºª² my brotherº Jacob.º

Rebekah disappointeth it.

42 And² these wordsº of Esauº her elderº sonº were toldºª to Rebekah:º and she sentºª and calledºª Jacobº her youngerº son,º and saidºª unto² him, Behold,² thy brotherº Esau,º as touching thee, doth comfort¹ª himself,² [purposing] to killºª thee. 43 Now² therefore, my son,º obeyºª my voice;º and arise,ºª fleeºª thou to² Labanº my brotherº to Haran;º 44 And tarryºª with² him a fewº days,º untilº² thy brother'sº furyº turn away;ºª 45 Until² thy brother'sº angerº turn awayºª from² thee, and he forgetºª² [that] which² thou hast doneºª to him: then I will send,ºª and fetchºª thee from thence:²² whyº should I be deprivedºª also² of you bothº in oneº day?º 46 And Rebekahº saidºª to² Isaac,º I am wearyºª of my lifeº becauseº² of the daughtersº of Heth:º if² Jacobº takeºª a wifeº of the daughtersº² of Heth,º such as these² [which are] of the daughtersº² of the land,º what goodº shall my lifeº do me?