Genesis 27:1-23 ▼

1 And it shall be as Isaak grew old, and his eyes shall be weak for seeing, and he will call Esau his son the great, and he will say to him, My son: and he will say to him, Behold me.

2 And he will say, Behold now, I grew old; I knew not the day of my death.

3 Therefore take now, thy weapon, thy quiver and thy bow, and go forth to the field and hunt for me a hunting.

4 And make for me dainties as that I loved, and bring it to me, and eating, that my soul shall praise thee before I shall die.

5 And Rebekah heard in the speaking of Isaak to Esau his son: and Esau went to the field to hunt, a hunting, to bring.

6 And Rebekah spake to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring to me a hunting, and make for me dainties, and eating, and I will praise thee before Jehovah, before my death.

8 And now my son, hear to my voice, according to that I command thee.

9 Go now to the flocks, and take to me from thence two kids of the she-goats good, and I will make them dainties for thy father, as that he loved.

10 And thou shall bring to thy father, and eating, so that he will praise thee before his death.

11 And Jacob will say to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother a man of hair, and I a smooth man:

12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I was in his eyes as mocking; and I brought a curse and not a praise.

13 And his mother will say to him, Upon me thy curse my son; only hear to my voice, and go take to me.

14 And he will go, and will take, and bring to his mother: and his mother will make dainties as that his father loved.

15 And Rebekah will take desirable covering of Esau her son, the great, which was with her in the house, and will put upon Jacob her son, the small.

16 And the nakedness of the skins of the shegoats, she put upon his hands and upon the smoothness of his neck.

17 And she will give the dainties, and the bread which she made, into the hand of Jacob her son.

18 And he will go to his father and will say, My father. And he will say, Behold me; who thou my son?

19 And Jacob will say to his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I did according to that thou spakest to me: arise, now, sit and eat from my hunting, so that thy soul shall praise me.

20 And Isaak will say to his son, How this, thou wert quick to find my son? and the will say, Because Jehovah thy God caused to meet before me.

21 And Isaak will say to Jacob, Come near, now, and I shall feel thee, my son, if thou this my son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob will come near to Isaak his father, and he will feel him, and he will say, The voice, the voice of Jacob; and the hands, the hands of Esau.

23 And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of Esau, his brother of hair: and he will praise him.