1And it came to pass , that when Isaac was old , and his eyes were dim , so that he could not see , he called Esau his elder son , and said unto him , My son : and he said unto him , Here am I . 2And he said, Behold now , I am old , I know not the day of my death . 3Now therefore take , I pray thee , thy weapons , thy quiver and thy bow , and go out to the field , and take me venison; 4and make me savory food , such as I love, and bring it to me , that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die . 5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son . And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison , and to bring it . 6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son , saying , Behold , I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying , 7Bring me venison , and make me savory food , that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death . 8Now therefore , my son , obey my voice according to that which I command thee . 9Go now to the flock , and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loveth: 10and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death . 11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold , Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. 12My 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 . 13And his mother said unto him , Upon me be thy curse , my son ; only obey my voice , and go fetch me them . 14And he went , and fetched , and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savory food , such as his father loved. 15And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son , which were with her in the house , and put them upon Jacob her younger son ; 16and she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands , and upon the smooth of his neck : 17and she gave the savory food and the bread , which she had prepared , into the hand of her son Jacob .
The Blessing Given to Jacob
18And he came unto his father , and said, My father : and he said, Here am I ; who art thou, my son ? 19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me : arise , I pray thee , sit and eat of my venison , that thy soul may bless me . 20And Isaac said unto his son , How is it that thou hast found it so quickly , my son ? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed . 21And 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 . 22And 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 . 23And he discerned him not , because his hands were hairy , as his brother Esau ’s hands : so he blessed him . 24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau ? And he said, I am. 25And 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 . 26And his father Isaac said unto him , Come near now , and kiss me , my son . 27And 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 Jehovah hath blessed : 28And God give thee of the dew of heaven , And of the fatness of the earth , And plenty of grain and new wine : 29Let peoples 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 every one that blesseth thee .
Esau's Reaction and the Aftermath
30And 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 . 31And he also made savory food , and brought it unto his father ; and he said unto his father , Let my father arise , and eat of his son ’s venison , that thy soul may bless me . 32And Isaac his father said unto him , Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son , thy first-born, Esau . 33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly , and said, Who then 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 . 34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry , and said unto his father, Bless me , even me also , O my father. 35And he said, Thy brother came with guile , and hath taken away thy blessing . 36And 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 ? 37And 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 grain and new wine have I sustained him : and what then shall I do for thee , my son ? 38And 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 . 39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him , Behold , of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling , And of the dew of heaven from above ; 40And by thy sword shalt thou live , and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass , when thou shalt break loose , That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck . 41And 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 . 42And the 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 . 43Now therefore , my son , obey my voice ; and arise , flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ; 44and tarry with him a few days , until thy brother’s fury turn away ; 45until 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 bereaved of you both in one day ? 46And 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 , of the daughters of the land , what good shall my life do me ?