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GENESIS 27:12-33 Isaac seeks to bless Esau; Jacob gets blessing 40
“But Esaumybrotherisahairy
man and I am a smooth man. a
12 What if my father feels me? b
Then I shall certainly become in
his eyes like one making a mockery,
c and I shall certainly bring
upon myself a malediction and
not a blessing.” d 13 At this his
mother said to him: “Upon me
be the malediction meant for
you, my son. e Only listen to my
voice and go, get them for me.” f
14 Accordingly he went and got
them and brought them to his
mother, and his mother made a
tasty dish such as his father
was fond of. 15 After that Rebekah
took garments of Esau
her older son, g the most desirable
ones which were with her in
the house, h and put them on Jacob
her younger son. i 16 And
the skins of the kids of the goats
she put upon his hands and upon
the hairless part of his neck. j
17 Then she gave the tasty dish
and the bread that she had made
into the hand of Jacob her son. k
18 So he went on in to his father
and said: “My father!” to
whichhesaid:“HereIam!Who
are you, my son?” 19 And Jacob
went on to say to his father:
“I am Esau your firstborn. l
I have done just as you have spoken
to me. Raise yourself up,
please. Sit down and eat some
of my game, in order that your
soul may bless me.” m 20 At
that Isaac said to his son: “How
is it that you have been so quick
in finding it, my son?” In turn he
said: “Because Jehovah your God
caused it to meet up with me.”
21 Then Isaac said to Jacob:
“Come near, please, that I may
feel you, my son, to know whether
you are really my son Esau or
not.” n 22 So Jacob came near
to Isaac his father, and he went
feeling him, after which he said:
“The voice is the voice of Jacob,
but the hands are the hands of
Esau.” o 23 And he did not recognize
him, because his hands
CHAP. 27
a Ge 25:25
Ge 27:23
b Ge 27:21
c Jos 9:6
d De 11:26
De 23:5
De 30:1
e Ge 43:9
f Ge 27:8
Pr 6:20
g Ge 25:23
h 1Sa 28:8
i Ge 25:26
j Ge 25:25
Ge 27:11
k Ge 27:9
l Ge 25:33
Ro 9:12
m Ge 27:4
Heb 11:20
n Ge 27:11
o Ge 27:16
Second Col.
a De 21:17
Ro 9:11
Heb 11:20
b Ge 25:33
c De 33:28
Pr 10:6
d Ge 48:10
e Ge 25:27
Ge 27:15
Ca 4:11
f De 11:11
Isa 45:8
Ho 14:5
g Ge 45:18
Nu 13:27
h Ge 27:37
De 7:13
2Ki 18:32
Ps 104:15
i 2Sa 8:1
Da 2:44
j Ge 25:23
Ge 49:8
k Ge 12:3
Ge 28:3
Ge 31:42
Nu 24:9
Eze 25:12
l Ge 27:3
m Heb 7:7
n Ge 25:25
Ge 25:31
Heb 12:16
proved to be hairy like the hands
of Esau his brother. Hence he
blessed him. a
24 After that he said: “You are
really my son Esau?” to which he
said: “I am.” b 25 Then he said:
“Bring it near to me that I may
eatsomeofthegameofmyson,
to the end that my soul may bless
you.” c With that he brought it
near to him and he began to eat,
and he brought him wine and he
began to drink. 26 Then Isaac
his father said to him: “Come
near, please, and kiss me, my
son.” d 27 So he came near and
kissed him, and he could smell
the scent of his garments. e And
he proceeded to bless him and to
say:
“See, the scent of my son is
like the scent of the field which
Jehovah has blessed. 28 And
may the true God give you the
dews of the heavens f and the fertile
soils of the earth g and
an abundance of grain and new
wine. h 29 Let peoples serve you
and let national groups bow low
to you. i Become master over your
brothers, and let the sons of your
mother bow low to you. j Cursed
be each one of those cursing you,
and blessed be each one of those
blessing you.” k
30 Now it came about as soon
as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob,
yes, it indeed came about
when Jacob had barely come out
from before the face of Isaac
his father, that Esau his brother
came back from his hunting. l
31 And he too went about making
a tasty dish. Then he brought
it to his father and said to his father:
“Let my father get up and
eat some of his son’s game, in order
that your soul may bless
me.” m 32 At this Isaac his father
said to him: “Who are you?”
to which he said: “I am your son,
your firstborn, Esau.” n 33 And
Isaac began to shake with a
great trembling in extreme mea-