(KJV) Genesis 27¹

⥃Isaac Blesses Jacob ^{[ Hebrews 11:20 ]}

[1] And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim², so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son³, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I.⁴ [2] And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not⁵ the day of my death: [3] Now therefore take, I⁶ pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me⁷ [some] venison; [4] And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat⁸; that my⁹ 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 the¹⁰ Lord before my death. [8] Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.¹¹ [9] Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two¹² good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury¹³ 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 man¹⁴, and I [am] a smooth man: [12] My father peradventure will feel¹⁵ me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver¹⁶; and I shall¹⁷ bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. [13] And his mother said unto him, Upon¹⁸ 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 mother¹⁹: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. [15] And Rebekah took goodly raiment²⁰ 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 skins²¹ 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 [am²²] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy²³ 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, Because²⁴ the Lord thy God brought [it] to me²⁵. [21] And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come²⁶ near, I pray thee, that I may feel²⁷ 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 voice²⁸ [is] Jacob’s voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau. [23] And he discerned him not, because his hands²⁹ were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed³⁰ him. [24] And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am³¹]. [25] And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my³² 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 blessed³³ him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field³⁴ which³⁵ the Lord hath blessed: [28] Therefore God give thee of the dew³⁶ of heaven, and the fatness³⁷ of the earth, and plenty³⁸ of corn and wine: [29] Let people³⁹ serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord⁴⁰ over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed⁴¹ [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.

⥃Esau’s Lost Hope

[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 meat⁴², 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 exceedingly⁴³, and said, Who? where [is] he that hath taken⁴⁴ venison, and brought [it] me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest⁴⁵, and have blessed him? yea⁴⁶, [and] he shall be blessed. [34] And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried⁴⁷ 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.⁴⁸ [36] And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob⁴⁹? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took⁵⁰ 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 have⁵¹ made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with⁵² corn and wine have I sustained⁵³ 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.⁵⁴ [39] And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold⁵⁵, thy dwelling shall be the fatness⁵⁶ of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; [40] And by thy sword⁵⁷ shalt thou live, and shalt serve⁵⁸ thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou⁵⁹ shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

[41] And Esau hated⁶⁰ Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days⁶¹ of mourning for my father are at hand; then⁶² 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 himself⁶³, [purposing] to kill thee. [43] Now therefore, my son, obey⁶⁴ my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran⁶⁵; [44] And tarry with him a few days⁶⁶, 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 I⁶⁷ will send, and fetch thee from thence: why⁶⁸ should I be deprived also of you both in one day? [46] And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am⁶⁹ weary of my life because⁷⁰ of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob⁷¹ 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?