Genesis 27:18-29 ▼

18 who went to his father and said, |My father...| |It's me!| he replied. |Which one are you, my son?|

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.|

20 |How did you get it so quickly, my son?| Isaac asked. Jacob responded, |...because the LORD your God made me successful.|

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.|

22 So Jacob approached his father, who felt him and said, |It's Jacob's voice, but Esau's hands.|

23 He didn't recognize Jacob, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau, so Isaac blessed him.

24 He asked, |Are you really my son Esau?| |I am,| Jacob 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.

26 After this, Jacob's father Isaac told him, |Come closer and kiss me, my son.|

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.

28 May the LORD grant you dew from the skies, and from the fertile land; may he grant you abundant grain and fresh 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.|