Genesis 27 Parallel Bible

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1	Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder 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.”	When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.
2	And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.	He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.	Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.
3	Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting,	Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me,	Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
4	Make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and 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.”	Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.”
5	And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father's commandment,	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,	Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,
6	She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:	Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,	Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,
7	Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.	‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.’	Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
8	Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel:	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.	Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
9	And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth:	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.	Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
10	Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.	And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”	Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
11	And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth.	But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.	Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
12	If my father shall feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of 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.”	What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
13	And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said.	His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”	His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.”
14	He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked.	So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved.	So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.
15	And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:	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.	Then Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
16	And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck.	And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.	She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.
17	And she gave him the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she had baked.	And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.	Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.
18	Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. 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?”	He went to his father and said, “My father.” “Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?”
19	And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my venison, 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.”	Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
20	And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son?	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.”	Isaac asked his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” “The LORD your God gave me success,” he replied.
21	And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be 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.”	Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are my son Esau or not.”
22	He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; 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.”	Jacob went close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
23		And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him.	He did not recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he proceeded to bless him.
24	He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am.	He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.”	“Are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “I am,” he replied.
25	Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,	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.	Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
26	He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son.	Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”	Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.”
27	He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which Lord 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!	So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
28	God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.	May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.	May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.
29	And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let they mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.	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!”	May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”
30	Isaac had scarce ended his words, when Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came,	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.	After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting.
31	And brought in to his father meats made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son's venison; 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.”	He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
32	And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son Esau.	His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”	His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?” “I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.”
33	Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly: and wondering beyond what can be believed, said Who is he then the even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.	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.”	Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!”
34	Esau having heard his father's words, roared out with a great cry: and being in a great consternation, said: Bless 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!”	When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!”
35	And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.	But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.”	But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
36	But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: my first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?	Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”	Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
37	Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more 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?”	Isaac answered Esau, “I have made him lord over you and have made all his relatives his servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. So what can I possibly do for you, my son?”
38	And Esac said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry,	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.	Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
39	Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above,	Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: “Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high.	His father Isaac answered him, “Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above.
40	Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from 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.”	You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”
41	Esau therefore always hated Jacob for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him: and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning of my father, and I will kill 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.”	Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
42	These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob her son, and said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to 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.	When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
43	Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran:	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran	Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran.
44	And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till wrath of thy brother be assuaged,	and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away—	Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides.
45	And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons 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?”	When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I’ll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
46	And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.	Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”	Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.”
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