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 27:1 ¶ And 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.

 27:1 ¶ And it came to pass,ºº thatº when Isaacº was old,ºº and his eyesº were dim,ºº so that he could not see,ººº he calledººº Esauº his eldestº son,º and saidºº untoº him, My son:º and he saidºº untoº him, Behold,º [here am] I.

 27:2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.

 27:2 And he said,ºº Beholdº now,º I am old,ºº I knowºº notº the dayº of my death:º

 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.

 27:3 Nowº therefore take,ºº I pray thee,º thy weapons,º thy quiverº and thy bow,º and go outºº to the field,º and takeºº me [some] venison;ººº

 27:4 And 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.

 27:4 And makeºº me savoury meat,º such asº I love,ºº and bringºº [it] to me, that I may eat;ºº thatº my soulº may blessºº thee beforeº I die.ºº

 27:5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

 27:5 And Rebekahº heardºº when Isaacº spakeºº toº Esauº his son.º And Esauº wentººº to the fieldº to huntºº [for] venison,º [and] to bringºº [it].

 27:6 ¶ And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

 27:6 ¶ And Rebekahº spakeºº untoº Jacobº her son,º saying,ºº Behold,º I heardººº thy fatherº speakºº untoº Esauº thy brother,º saying,ºº

 27:7 Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.

 27:7 Bringºº me venison,º and makeºº me savoury meat,º that I may eat,ºº and blessºº thee beforeº the LORDº beforeº my death.º

 27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

 27:8 Nowº therefore, my son,º obeyºº my voiceº according to that whichº Iº commandºº thee.

 27:9 Go 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.

 27:9 Goººº nowº toº the flock,º and fetchºº me from thenceºº twoº goodº kidsº of the goats;º and I will makeºº them savoury meatº for thy father,º such asº he loveth:ºº

 27:10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

 27:10 And thou shalt bringºº [it] to thy father,º that he may eat,ºº and thatºº he may blessºº thee beforeº his death.º

 27:11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

 27:11 And Jacobº saidºº toº Rebekahº his mother,º Behold,º Esauº my brotherº [is] a hairyº man,º and Iº [am] a smoothº man:º

 27:12 My 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.

 27:12 My fatherº peradventureº will feelºº me, and I shall seemºº to himº as a deceiver;ºº and I shall bringºº a curseº uponº me, and notº a blessing.º

 27:13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

 27:13 And his motherº saidºº unto him, Uponº me [be] thy curse,º my son:º onlyº obeyºº my voice,º and goººº fetchºº me [them].

 27:14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

 27:14 And he went,ººº and fetched,ºº and broughtºº [them] to his mother:º and his motherº madeºº savoury meat,º such asº his fatherº loved.ºº

 27:15 And 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.

 27:15 And Rebekahº tookººº goodlyºº raimentº of her eldestº sonº Esau,º whichº [were] withº her in the house,º and put them uponººº Jacobº her youngerº son:º

 27:16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.

 27:16 And she putºº the skinsº of the kidsº of the goatsº uponº his hands,º and uponº the smoothº of his neck:º

 27:17 And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

 27:17 And she gaveººº the savoury meatº and the bread,º whichº she had prepared,ºº into the handº of her sonº Jacob.º

 27:18 ¶ And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I. Who art thou, my son?

 27:18 ¶ And he cameºº untoº his father,º and said,ºº My father:º and he said,ºº Hereº [am] I; whoº [art] thou,º my son?º

 27:19 And 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.

 27:19 And Jacobº saidºº untoº his father,º Iº [am] Esauº thy firstborn;º I have doneºº according asº thou badestººº me: arise,ºº I pray thee,º sitºº and eatºº of my venison,ºº thatº thy soulº may blessºº me.

 27:20 And 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.

 27:20 And Isaacº saidºº untoº his son,º Howº [is it]º that thou hast foundºº [it] so quickly,ºº my son?º And he said,ºº Becauseº the LORDº thy Godº broughtºº [it] toº me.º

 27:21 And 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.

 27:21 And Isaacº saidºº untoº Jacob,º Come near,ºº I pray thee,º that I may feelºº thee, my son,º whether thouº [be] my veryº sonº Esauº orº not.º

 27:22 And 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.

 27:22 And Jacobº went nearºº untoº Isaacº his father;º and he feltºº him, and said,ºº The voiceº [is] Jacob'sº voice,º but the handsº [are] the handsº of Esau.º

 27:23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

 27:23 And he discernedºº him not,º becauseº his handsº wereº hairy,º as his brotherº Esau'sº hands:º so he blessedºº him.

 27:24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

 27:24 And he said,ºº [Art] thouº my veryº sonº Esau?º And he said,ºº Iº [am].

 27:25 And 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.

 27:25 And he said,ºº Bring [it] nearºº to me, and I will eatºº of my son'sº venison,ºº thatº my soulº may blessºº thee. And he brought [it] nearºº to him, and he did eat:ºº and he broughtºº him wine,º and he drank.ºº

 27:26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

 27:26 And his fatherº Isaacº saidºº untoº him, Come nearºº now,º and kissºº me, my son.º

 27:27 And 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.

 27:27 And he came near,ºº and kissedºº him: and he smelledººº the smellº of his raiment,º and blessedºº him, and said,ºº See,ºº the smellº of my sonº [is] as the smellº of a fieldº whichº the LORDº hath blessed:ºº

 27:28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine.

 27:28 Therefore Godº giveºº thee of the dewºº of heaven,º and the fatnessº of the earth,º and plentyº of cornº and wine:º

 27:29 Let 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.

 27:29 Let peopleº serveºº thee, and nationsº bow downºº to thee: beºº lordº over thy brethren,º and let thy mother'sº sonsº bow downºº to thee: cursedºº [be] every one that cursethºº thee, and blessedºº [be] he that blessethºº thee.

 27:30 ¶ And 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.

 27:30 ¶ And it came to pass,º as soon asº Isaacº had made an endºº of blessingººº Jacob,º and Jacobº wasº yetº scarceºº gone outºº fromºº the presenceº of Isaacº his father,º that Esauº his brotherº came inºº from his hunting.ºº

 27:31 And 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.

 27:31 And heº alsoº had madeºº savoury meat,º and broughtº itºº unto his father,º and saidºº unto his father,º Let my fatherº arise,ºº and eatºº of his son'sº venison,ºº thatº thy soulº may blessºº me.

 27:32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.

 27:32 And Isaacº his fatherº saidºº unto him, Whoº [art] thou?º And he said,ºº Iº [am] thy son,º thy firstbornº Esau.º

 27:33 And 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.

 27:33 And Isaacº trembledºº veryº exceedingly,ºººº and said,ºº Who?º whereº [is] heº that hath takenºº venison,º and broughtºº [it] me, and I have eatenºº of allºº beforeº thou camest,ºº and have blessedºº him? yea,º [and] he shall beº blessed.ºº

 27:34 When 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.

 27:34 And when Esauº heardººº the wordsº of his father,º he criedºº with a greatº andº exceedingº bitterº cry,º and saidºº unto his father,º Blessºº me, [even] meº also,º O my father.º

 27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

 27:35 And he said,ºº Thy brotherº cameºº with subtilty,º and hath taken awayºº thy blessing.º

 27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two time. 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?

 27:36 And he said,ºº Is not he rightlyº namedººº Jacob?º for he hath supplantedº meºº theseº two times:º he took awayººº my birthright;º and, behold,º nowº he hath taken awayºº my blessing.º And he said,ºº Hast thou notº reservedºº a blessingº for me?

 27:37 And 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?

 27:37 And Isaacº answeredºº and saidºº unto Esau,º Behold,º I have madeºº him thy lord,º and allº his brethrenº have I givenºº to him for servants;º and with cornº and wineº have I sustainedºº him: and whatº shall I doºº nowº unto thee, my son?º

 27:38 And 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.

 27:38 And Esauº saidºº untoº his father,º Hast thou but oneº blessing,º my father?º blessºº me, [even] meº also,º O my father.º And Esauº lifted upºº his voice,º and wept.ºº

 27:39 And 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.

 27:39 And Isaacº his fatherº answeredºº and saidºº untoº him, Behold,º thy dwellingº shall beº the fatnessºº of the earth,º and of the dewºº of heavenº from above;ºº

 27:40 And 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.

 27:40 And byº thy swordº shalt thou live,ºº and shalt serveºº thy brother;º and it shall come to passº whenº thou shalt have the dominion,ºº that thou shalt breakºº his yokeº from offºº thy neck.º

 27:41 ¶ And 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.

 27:41 ¶ And Esauº hatedººº Jacobº becauseº ofº the blessingº wherewithº his fatherº blessedº him:ºº and Esauº saidºº in his heart,º The daysº of mourningº for my fatherº are at hand;ºº then will I slayººº my brotherº Jacob.º

 27:42 And 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.

 27:42 Andº these wordsº of Esauº her elderº sonº were toldºº to Rebekah:º and she sentºº and calledºº Jacobº her youngerº son,º and saidºº untoº him, Behold,º thy brotherº Esau,º as touching thee, doth comfortºº himself,º [purposing] to killºº thee.

 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. And arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran.

 27:43 Nowº therefore, my son,º obeyºº my voice;º and arise,ºº fleeºº thou toº Labanº my brotherº to Haran;º

 27:44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away.

 27:44 And tarryºº withº him a fewº days,º untilºº thy brother'sº furyº turn away;ºº

 27:45 Until 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?

 27:45 Untilº thy brother'sº angerº turn awayºº fromº thee, and he forgetººº [that] whichº thou hast doneºº to him: then I will send,ºº and fetchºº thee from thence:ºº whyº should I be deprivedºº alsoº of you bothº in oneº day?º

 27:46 And 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?

 27:46 And Rebekahº saidºº toº Isaac,º I am wearyºº of my lifeº becauseºº of the daughtersº of Heth:º ifº Jacobº takeºº a wifeº of the daughtersºº of Heth,º such as theseº [which are] of the daughtersºº of the land,º what goodº shall my lifeº do me?