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Jacob's Deception
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.
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.
Isaac Blesses Jacob
When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,
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.
and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”
And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,
And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,
Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,
Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die.’
And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.
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.
Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.
And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.
And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
And his mother said to him, On me [be] thy curse, my son! Only hearken to my voice, and go, fetch [them].
His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”
And he went, and fetched and brought [them] to his mother. And his mother prepared a savoury dish such as his father loved.
So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.
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;
Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
and she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck;
And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
And he came to his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I: who art thou, my son?
So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
Isaac Blesses Jacob
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.
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.
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”
And Isaac said to his son, How is it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God put [it] in my way.
But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the Lord your God granted me success.”
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.
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
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.
So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.
And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.
And he said, Art thou really my son Esau? And he said, It is I.
He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”
And he said, Bring [it] near to me, that I may eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Then he said, “Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son’s game and bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
And his father Isaac said to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son.
Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”
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.
So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said,
“See, the smell of my son
is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed!
“See, the smell of my son
is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed!
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.
May God give you of the dew of heaven
and of the fatness of the earth
and plenty of grain and wine.
and of the fatness of the earth
and plenty of grain and wine.
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.
Let peoples serve you,
and nations bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
and nations bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
The Stolen Blessing
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.
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.
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] 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.
He also prepared delicious 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 Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
Then Isaac trembled with exceeding great trembling, and said, Who was he, then, that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him; also blessed he shall be.
Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”
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!
As soon as 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!”
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and has taken away thy blessing.
But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”
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?
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?
Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?”
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.
Esau said to his father, “Have you 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 to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;
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.
By your sword you shall live,
and you shall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
and you shall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
you shall break his yoke from your neck.”
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.
Now Esau hated 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 approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
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.
But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and arise, flee to Laban my brother, to Haran;
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran
and abide with him some days, until thy brother's fury turn away --
and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away —
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?
until 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 bereft of you both in one day?”
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?