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1 Eventually, Isaac grew so old that he could not see. One day, he called his eldest son Esau. |My son,| he called out to him. 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 |Look how old I am! I could die any day now, 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 so go find your weapons, take your bow and arrows, go outside, and hunt some game for me. 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 Then prepare some food, just the way I like it, and bring it to me so that I can eat and bless you 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 Now Rebekah overheard Isaac while he was speaking to his son Esau. When Esau had gone out to the field to hunt and bring in some game, 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 Rebekah gave these instructions to her son Jacob: |Quick! Pay attention!| she said. |I heard your father talking to your brother Esau. He told 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 some game and then prepare some food for me so I can eat and bless you in the presence 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 So now, my son, listen to what I have to say and pay attention to what I'm about to tell you. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you. Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
9 Go to the flock and bring me two healthy young goats. I'll prepare some delicious food for your father, just the way he loves it. 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 Then you are to take it to your father so that he can eat and bless you before he dies.| 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 |But look!| Jacob pointed out to his mother Rebekah, |My brother Esau is a hairy man, but I'm smooth skinned. 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 My father might touch me and he'll realize that I'm deceiving him. Then, I'll bring a curse on myself 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 |My son,| she replied, |let any curse against you fall on me. Just listen to me, then go and get them for me.| 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 So out he went, got them, and brought them to his mother, who then prepared some delicious food, just the way his father liked it. 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 Then Rebekah took some garments that belonged to her elder son Esau—the best ones available—and put them on her younger son Jacob. 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 She put some goat skins over his hands and on the smooth part 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 Then she handed the delicious food and bread that she had prepared to her son Jacob, 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 who went to his father and said, |My father...| |It's me!| he replied. |Which one are you, 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 |I'm Esau, your firstborn!| Jacob told his father. |I've done what you asked, so please sit up and eat what I caught, so you can 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 |How did you get it so quickly, my son?| Isaac asked. Jacob responded, |...because the LORD your God made me successful.| 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 So Isaac told Jacob, |Come here, my son, so I can feel you and know for sure whether or not you're my son Esau.| 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 So Jacob approached his father, who felt him and said, |It's Jacob's voice, but Esau's hands.| 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 He didn't recognize Jacob, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau, so Isaac blessed him. 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 asked, |Are you really my son Esau?| |I am,| Jacob replied. 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 |Come closer to me,| Isaac replied, |so I can eat some of the game, my son, and then bless you.| So Jacob came closer, and Isaac ate. Jacob also brought wine so his father could drink. 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 After this, Jacob's father Isaac told him, |Come closer and kiss me, 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 So Jacob drew closer to kiss him. When Isaac smelled the scent of his son's clothes, he blessed him and said, |How my son's scent is the fragrance of the field that the LORD has 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 May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh 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 May people serve and bow before you; may you be master over your brothers; may your mother's sons bow before you; may anyone who curses you be cursed; and may anyone who blesses you be blessed.| 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 Just after Isaac had finished blessing Jacob and Jacob had left his father Isaac, Jacob's brother Esau returned from 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. After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting.
31 prepared some delicious food, brought it to his father, and told him, |Can you get up now, father, so you may eat some of your son's game and then 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 But his father Isaac asked him, |Who are you?| |I'm Esau, your firstborn son,| he answered 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 At this, Isaac began to tremble violently. |Who then,| he asked, |hunted some game and brought it to me to eat before you arrived, so that I've blessed him? Indeed, he is 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 When Esau realized what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. |Bless me,| he cried, |even me, too, 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 Isaac replied, |Your brother came here deceitfully and stole your 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 Then he said, |Isn't his name rightly called Jacob?| Esau asked. |He has circumvented me this second time. First, he took away my birthright, and now, look how he also stole my blessing.| Then he added, |Haven't you reserved a blessing for me?| 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 In response, Isaac told Esau, |Look! I've predicted that he's going to become your master, and I've assigned all his brothers to be his servants. What then can I do for you, 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 Then Esau implored his father, |Don't you have even one blessing for me, my father? Bless me, even me too, my father!| Then Esau lifted his voice and wept bitterly. 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 At this, his father Isaac replied to him, |Look! Away from the fertile land will be your dwellings; away from the dew of the skies 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 By your sword you'll live; but you'll serve your brother. But when you've become restless, you'll break off his yoke from your 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 So Esau harbored animosity toward Jacob because of the way his father had blessed him. Esau kept saying to himself, |The time to mourn for my father is very near. That's when I'm going to 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 Eventually, what Rebekah's older son Esau had been saying was reported to her, so she sent for her younger son Jacob and warned him, |Look! Your brother is planning to get even by killing you. 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 Son, you'd better do what I say! Get up, run off to my brother Laban in 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 stay there with him a few days until your brother's fury subsides. 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 After that happens and he has forgotten what you've done to him, I'll send for you so you can return from there. Why should I be bereaved 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?” 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 Rebekah also told herself, |Heth's daughters are making me tired of living. If Jacob marries one of Heth's daughters, and she turns out to be just like these other local women, what kind of life would there be left for me?| 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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