27:1 And it came to pass, that when Yitzchak (יצחק) was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esav his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Hinnei, [here am] I.
27:2 And he said, Hinnei 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 [some] venison;
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 Rivkah (רבקה) heard when Yitzchak (יצחק) spake to Esav his son. And Esav went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].
27:6 And Rivkah (רבקה) spake unto Ya'akov (יעקב) her son, saying, Hinnei, I heard avicha speak unto Esav thy brother, saying,
27:7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before YHWH (יהוה) before my death.
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 savoury meat for avicha, such as he loveth:
27:10 And thou shalt bring [it] to avicha, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
27:11 And Ya'akov (יעקב) said to Rivkah (רבקה) his mother, Hinnei, Esav my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:
27:12 My avi 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].
27:14 And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his avi ahav.
27:15 And Rivkah (רבקה) took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esav, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Ya'akov (יעקב) 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:
27:17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Ya'akov (יעקב).
27:18 And he came unto his avi, and said, My avi: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?
27:19 And Ya'akov (יעקב) said unto his avi, I [am] Esav 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 Yitzchak (יצחק) said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because YHWH (יהוה) thy Elohim (אלהים) brought [it] to me.
27:21 And Yitzchak (יצחק) said unto Ya'akov (יעקב), Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esav or not.
27:22 And Ya'akov (יעקב) went near unto Yitzchak (יצחק) his avi; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Ya'akov (יעקב)'s voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esav.
27:23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esav's hands: so he blessed him.
27:24 And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esav? 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.
27:26 And his father Yitzchak (יצחק) 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 YHWH (יהוה) hath blessed:
27:28 (vi) Therefore Elohim (אלהים) give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
27:29 Let people serve thee, and goyim (nations) bow down to thee: be master 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.
(Hebrews 12:17)
27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Yitzchak (יצחק) had made an end of blessing Ya'akov (יעקב), and Ya'akov (יעקב) was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Yitzchak (יצחק) his avi, that Esav his brother came in from his hunting.
27:31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his avi, and said unto his avi, Let my avi arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
27:32 And Yitzchak (יצחק) his avi said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy bachor (firstborn) Esav.
27:33 And Yitzchak (יצחק) 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 And when Esav heard the words of his avi, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his avi, Bless me, [even] me also, O my avi.
27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with mirmah (subtilty), and hath taken away thy blessing.
27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Ya'akov (יעקב)? for he hath akav (supplanted) me these two times: he took away my bekorah (birthright בּכורה); and, Hinnei, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
27:37 And Yitzchak (יצחק) answered and said unto Esav, Hinnei, I have made him thy master, 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 Esav said unto his avi, Hast thou but one blessing, my avi? bless me, [even] me also, O my avi. And Esav lifted up his voice, and wept.
27:39 And Yitzchak (יצחק) his avi answered and said unto him, Hinnei, 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 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 Esav hated Ya'akov (יעקב) because of the blessing wherewith his avi blessed him: and Esav said in his heart, The days of mourning for my avi are at hand; then will I slay my brother Ya'akov (יעקב).
27:42 And these words of Esav her elder son were told to Rivkah (רבקה): and she sent and called Ya'akov (יעקב) her younger son, and said unto him, Hinnei, thy brother Esav, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.
27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Lavan my brother to Haran;
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 deprived also of you both in one day?
27:46 And Rivkah (רבקה) said to Yitzchak (יצחק), I am weary of my life because of the banot Het: if Ya'akov (יעקב) take a wife of the banot Het, such as these [which are] of the banot the eretz, what good shall my life do me?