Genesis 27

Jacob’s Deception

1Now it cameH1961 about, whenH3588 IsaacH3327 was oldH2204 and 1his eyesH5869 were tooH4480 dimH3543 to seeH7200, that he calledH7121 his 2olderH1419 sonH1121 EsauH6215 and saidH559 to him, “My sonH1121.” And he saidH559 to him, “HereH2009 I am.” 234Isaac saidH559, “BeholdH2009 nowH4994, I amH2204 oldH2204 and I do not knowH3045 the dayH3117 of my deathH4194. 3NowH6258 then, pleaseH4994 takeH5375 your gearH3627, your quiverH8522 and your bowH7198, and goH3318 out to the fieldH7704 and 5huntH6679 gameH6718 for me; 4and prepareH6213 a savoryH4303 dishH4303 for me suchH3512 as I loveH157, and bringH935 it to me that I may eatH398, soH5668 that 6my soulH5315 may blessH1288 you beforeH2962 I dieH4191.”

5RebekahH7259 was listeningH8085 while IsaacH3327 spokeH1696 to his sonH1121 EsauH6215. So when EsauH6215 wentH1980 to the fieldH7704 to huntH6679 for gameH6718 to bringH935 home, 67RebekahH7259 saidH559 to her sonH1121 JacobH3290, “BeholdH2009, I heardH8085 your fatherH1 speakH1696 to your brotherH251 EsauH6215, sayingH559, 7‘BringH935 me some gameH6718 and prepareH6213 a savoryH4303 dishH4303 for me, that I may eatH398, and blessH1288 you in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 beforeH6440 my deathH4194.’ 8NowH6258 therefore, my sonH1121, 8listenH8085 to 9me 10as I commandH6680 you. 9GoH1980 nowH4994 to the flockH6629 and 11bringH3947 me twoH8147 choiceH2896 12youngH1423H5795 goatsH1423H5795 from thereH8033, that I may prepareH6213 them as a savoryH4303 dishH4303 for your fatherH1, suchH3512 as he lovesH157. 10Then you shall bringH935 it to your fatherH1, that he may eatH398, soH5668 that he may blessH1288 you beforeH6440 his deathH4194.” 11JacobH3290 13answeredH559 his motherH517 RebekahH7259, “BeholdH2005, EsauH6215 my brotherH251 is a 14hairyH8163 manH376 and I am a smoothH2509 manH376. 1215PerhapsH194 my fatherH1 will feelH4959 me, then I will be as a 16deceiverH8591 in his sightH5869, and I will bringH935 upon myself a curseH7045 and not a blessingH1293.” 13But his motherH517 saidH559 to him, “Your curseH7045 be on me, my sonH1121; onlyH389 17obeyH8085 my voiceH6963, and goH1980, getH3947 them for me.” 14So he wentH1980 and gotH3947 them, and broughtH935 them to his motherH517; and his motherH517 madeH6213 savoryH4303 foodH4303 suchH3512 as his fatherH1 lovedH157. 15Then RebekahH7259 tookH3947 the 18bestH2536 19garmentsH899 of EsauH6215 her elderH1419 sonH1121, whichH834 were with her in the houseH1004, and putH3847 them on JacobH3290 her youngerH6996 sonH1121. 16And she putH3847 the skinsH5785 of the 20youngH1423H5795 goatsH1423H5795 on his handsH3027 and on the smoothH2513 partH2513 of his neckH6677. 17She also gaveH5414 the savoryH4303 foodH4303 and the breadH3899, whichH834 she had madeH6213, 21to her sonH1121 JacobH3290.

18Then he cameH935 to his fatherH1 and saidH559, “My fatherH1.” And he saidH559, “HereH2009 I am. WhoH4310 are you, my sonH1121?” 19JacobH3290 saidH559 to his fatherH1, “I am EsauH6215 your firstbornH1060; I have doneH6213 as you toldH1696 me. 22GetH6965 up, pleaseH4994, sitH3427 and eatH398 of my gameH6718, that 2324you may blessH1288 me.” 20IsaacH3327 saidH559 to his sonH1121, “HowH4100 is it that you haveH4672 it so quicklyH4116, my sonH1121?” And he saidH559, “25BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 your GodH430 caused it to happenH7136 to me.” 21Then IsaacH3327 saidH559 to JacobH3290, “PleaseH4994 comeH5066 closeH5066, that 26I may feelH4184 you, my sonH1121, whether you are reallyH2088 my sonH1121 EsauH6215 orH518 not.” 22So JacobH3290 cameH5066 closeH5066 to IsaacH3327 his fatherH1, and he feltH4959 him and saidH559, “The voiceH6963 is the voiceH6963 of JacobH3290, but the handsH3027 are the handsH3027 of EsauH6215.” 23He did not recognizeH5234 him, becauseH3588 his handsH3027 were 27hairyH8163 like his brotherH251 Esau’sH6215 handsH3027; so he blessedH1288 him. 24And he saidH559, “Are you reallyH2088 my sonH1121 EsauH6215?” And he saidH559, “I am.” 25So he saidH559, “BringH5066 it to me, and I will eatH398 of my son’sH1121 gameH6718, that 2829I may blessH1288 you.” And he broughtH5066 it to him, and he ateH398; he also broughtH935 him wineH3196 and he drankH8354. 26Then his fatherH1 IsaacH3327 saidH559 to him, “PleaseH4994 comeH5066 closeH5066 and kissH5401 me, my sonH1121.” 27So he cameH5066 closeH5066 and kissedH5401 him; and when he smelledH7381 the smellH7381 of his garmentsH899, he 30blessedH1288 him and saidH559, “SeeH7200, 31the smellH7381 of my sonH1121 Is like the smellH7381 of a fieldH7704 32whichH834 the LordH3068 has blessedH1288;28Now may 33GodH430 giveH5414 you of the dewH2919 of heavenH8064, And of the 34fatnessH8082 of the earthH776, And an abundanceH7230 of grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492;2935May peoplesH5971 serveH5647 you, And nationsH3816 bowH7812 downH7812 to you; 36Be masterH1376 of your brothersH251, 37And may your mother’sH517 sonsH1121 bowH7812 downH7812 to you. 38CursedH779 be those who curseH779 you, And blessedH1288 be those who blessH1288 you.”

The Stolen Blessing

30Now it cameH1961 about, as soonH3512 as IsaacH3327 had finishedH3615 blessingH1288 JacobH3290, and JacobH3290 had hardlyH389H3318 goneH3318 out from the presenceH6440 of IsaacH3327 his fatherH1, that EsauH6215 his brotherH251 cameH935 in from his huntingH6718. 31Then he alsoH1571 madeH6213 savoryH4303 foodH4303, and broughtH935 it to his fatherH1; and he saidH559 to his fatherH1, “39Let my fatherH1 ariseH6965 and eatH398 of his son’sH1121 gameH6718, that 4041you may blessH1288 me.” 32IsaacH3327 his fatherH1 saidH559 to him, “42WhoH4310 are you?” And he saidH559, “I am your sonH1121, 43your firstbornH1060, EsauH6215.” 33Then IsaacH3327 44trembledH2729 violentlyH2731H1419H5704H3966, and saidH559, “45WhoH4310 was he thenH645 that huntedH6679 gameH6718 and broughtH935 it to me, so that I ateH398 of allH3605 of it beforeH2962 you cameH935, and blessedH1288 him? 46YesH1571, and he shall be blessedH1288.” 34When EsauH6215 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of his fatherH1, 47he criedH6817 out with an exceedinglyH3966 greatH1419 and bitterH4751 cryH6818, and saidH559 to his fatherH1, “BlessH1288 me, even me alsoH1571, O my fatherH1!” 35And he saidH559, “48Your brotherH251 cameH935 deceitfullyH4820 and has takenH3947 away your blessingH1293.” 36Then he saidH559, “49Is he not rightly namedH7121H8034 50JacobH3290, for he has supplantedH6117 me theseH2088 twoH6471 timesH6471? He tookH3947 away my birthrightH1062, and beholdH2009, nowH6258 he has takenH3947 away my blessingH1293.” And he saidH559, “Have you not reservedH680 a blessingH1293 for me?” 37But IsaacH3327 repliedH6030 to EsauH6215, “BeholdH2005, I have madeH7760 him 51your masterH1376, and allH3605 his 52relativesH251 I have givenH5414 to him 53as servantsH5650; and with grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492 I have sustainedH5564 him. Now as for you thenH645, whatH4100 can I doH6213, my sonH1121?” 38EsauH6215 saidH559 to his fatherH1, “Do you have only oneH259 blessingH1293, my fatherH1? BlessH1288 me, even me alsoH1571, O my fatherH1.” So EsauH6215 liftedH5375 his voiceH6963 and 54weptH1058.

39Then 55IsaacH3327 his fatherH1 answeredH6030 and saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, 5657away from the 58fertilityH8082 of the earthH776 shall be your dwellingH4186, And 59away from the dewH2919 of heavenH8064 from aboveH5921.40By your swordH2719 you shall liveH2421, And your brotherH251 60you shall serveH5647; But it shall comeH1961 about 61whenH3512 you becomeH7300 restlessH7300, That you will 62breakH6561 his yokeH5923 from your neckH6677.”

41So EsauH6215 63boreH7852 a grudgeH7852 againstH7852 JacobH3290 becauseH5921 of the blessingH1293 with whichH834 his fatherH1 had blessedH1288 him; and EsauH6215 saidH559 64to himselfH3820, “65The daysH3117 of mourningH60 for my fatherH1 are nearH7126; then I will killH2026 my brotherH251 JacobH3290.” 42Now when the wordsH1697 of her elderH1419 sonH1121 EsauH6215 were reportedH5046 to RebekahH7259, she sentH7971 and calledH7121 her youngerH6996 sonH1121 JacobH3290, and saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009 your brotherH251 EsauH6215 is consolingH5162 himself concerning you by planning to killH2026 you. 43NowH6258 therefore, my sonH1121, 66obeyH8085 my voiceH6963, and ariseH6965, 67fleeH1272 to 68HaranH2771, to my brotherH251 69LabanH3837! 44StayH3427 with him 70a fewH259 daysH3117, untilH5704H834 your brother’sH251 furyH2534 71subsidesH7725, 45untilH5704 your brother’sH251 angerH639 72againstH4480 you subsidesH7725 and he forgetsH7911 73whatH834 you didH6213 to him. Then I will sendH7971 and getH3947 you from thereH8033. WhyH4100 should I be bereavedH7921 of you bothH8147 in oneH259 dayH3117?”

46RebekahH7259 saidH559 to IsaacH3327, “I am tiredH6973 of 74livingH2425 becauseH4480H6440 of 75the daughtersH1323 of HethH2845; 76ifH518 JacobH3290 takesH3947 a wifeH802 from the daughtersH1323 of HethH2845, like theseH428, from the daughtersH1323 of the landH776, whatH4100 good will my lifeH2425 be to me?”