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 to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.2 And he said, Look now, I am old, I don't know the day of my death.3 Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt venison for me.4 And make savory food for me, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless you before I die.5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.6 And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Look, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,7 Bring venison to me, and make savory food for me, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from there two good young goats. And I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.10 And you will bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I will seem to him as a deceiver. And I will bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.13 And his mother said to him, Your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.15 And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.16 And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.17 And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.18 And he came to his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here I am. Who are you, my son?19 And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done according to as you bade me: arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.20 And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Yahweh your God sent me success.21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are my very son Esau or not.22 And Jacob went near to Isaac his father. And he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.23 And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.24 And he said, Are you my very son Esau? And he said, I am.25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate. And he brought him wine, and he drank.26 And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.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 Yahweh has blessed.