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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,°° that° when Isaac° was old,°° and his eyes° were dim,°° so that he could not see,°°° he called°°° Esau° his eldest° son,° and said°° unto° him, My son:° and he said°° unto° him, Behold,° [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,°° Behold° now,° I am old,°° I know°° not° the day° of my death:°

 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 Now° therefore take,°° I pray thee,° thy weapons,° thy quiver° and thy bow,° and go out°° to the field,° and take°° me [some] venison;°°°

 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 make°° me savoury meat,° such as° I love,°° and bring°° [it] to me, that I may eat;°° that° my soul° may bless°° thee before° I die.°°

 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 Rebekah° heard°° when Isaac° spake°° to° Esau° his son.° And Esau° went°°° to the field° to hunt°° [for] venison,° [and] to bring°° [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 Rebekah° spake°° unto° Jacob° her son,° saying,°° Behold,° I heard°°° thy father° speak°° unto° Esau° thy brother,° saying,°°

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

 27:7 Bring°° me venison,° and make°° me savoury meat,° that I may eat,°° and bless°° thee before° the LORD° before° my death.°

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

 27:8 Now° therefore, my son,° obey°° my voice° according to that which° I° command°° 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 Go°°° now° to° the flock,° and fetch°° me from thence°° two° good° kids° of the goats;° and I will make°° them savoury meat° for thy father,° such as° he loveth:°°

 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 bring°° [it] to thy father,° that he may eat,°° and that°° he may bless°° thee before° his death.°

 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 Jacob° said°° to° Rebekah° his mother,° Behold,° Esau° my brother° [is] a hairy° man,° and I° [am] a smooth° man:°

 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 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.°

 27:13 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 mother° said°° unto him, Upon° me [be] thy curse,° my son:° only° obey°° my voice,° and go°°° fetch°° 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,°°° and fetched,°° and brought°° [them] to his mother:° and his mother° made°° savoury meat,° such as° his father° loved.°°

 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 Rebekah° took°°° goodly°° raiment° of her eldest° son° Esau,° which° [were] with° her in the house,° and put them upon°°° Jacob° her younger° son:°

 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 put°° the skins° of the kids° of the goats° upon° his hands,° and upon° the smooth° of his neck:°

 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 gave°°° the savoury meat° and the bread,° which° she had prepared,°° into the hand° of her son° Jacob.°

 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 came°° unto° his father,° and said,°° My father:° and he said,°° Here° [am] I; who° [art] thou,° my son?°

 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 Jacob° said°° unto° his father,° I° [am] Esau° thy firstborn;° I have done°° according as° thou badest°°° me: arise,°° I pray thee,° sit°° and eat°° of my venison,°° that° thy soul° may bless°° me.

 27:20 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 Isaac° said°° unto° his son,° How° [is it]° that thou hast found°° [it] so quickly,°° my son?° And he said,°° Because° the LORD° thy God° brought°° [it] to° me.°

 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 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.°

 27:22 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 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.°

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

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

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

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

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

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

 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,°° 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° the LORD° hath blessed:°°

 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 God° give°° thee of the dew°° of heaven,° and the fatness° of the earth,° and plenty° of corn° and wine:°

 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 people° 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] he that blesseth°° 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,° 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.°°

 27:31 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 he° also° had made°° savoury meat,° and brought° it°° unto his father,° and said°° unto his father,° Let my father° arise,°° and eat°° of his son's° venison,°° that° thy soul° may bless°° 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 Isaac° his father° said°° unto him, Who° [art] thou?° And he said,°° I° [am] thy son,° thy firstborn° Esau.°

 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 Isaac° trembled°° very° exceedingly,°°°° and said,°° Who?° where° [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.°°

 27:34 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 Esau° heard°°° the words° of his father,° he cried°° with a great° and° exceeding° bitter° cry,° and said°° unto his father,° Bless°° me, [even] me° also,° O my father.°

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

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

 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,°° Is not he rightly° named°°° Jacob?° for he hath supplanted° me°° these° two times:° 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?

 27:37 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 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 corn° and wine° have I sustained°° him: and what° shall I do°° now° unto thee, my son?°

 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 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.°°

 27:39 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 Isaac° his father° answered°° and said°° unto° him, Behold,° thy dwelling° shall be° the fatness°° of the earth,° and of the dew°° of heaven° from above;°°

 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 by° thy sword° shalt thou live,°° and shalt serve°° thy brother;° and it shall come to pass° when° thou shalt have the dominion,°° that thou shalt break°° his yoke° from off°° thy neck.°

 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 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.°

 27:42 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 And° these 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.

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

 27:43 Now° therefore, my son,° obey°° my voice;° and arise,°° flee°° thou to° Laban° my brother° to Haran;°

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

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

 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 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 deprived°° also° of you both° in one° day?°

 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 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° [which are] of the daughters°° of the land,° what good° shall my life° do me?