Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When
Isaac was
old
and his eyes were
so
weak
that
he
could
no
longer
see
, he called
his older
son Esau
and said
to
him, “
My son .”
“
Here I
am ,”
Esau
replied
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
that
Isaac `is'
aged,
and his eyes are
too
dim
for
seeing
, and
he calleth
Esau
his elder
son ,
and saith
unto
him, `
My son ;'
and
he
saith
unto
him,
`
Here `
am '
I
. '
“Look
, ”
said
Isaac
, “
I am
now
old
, and
I do
not know
the day of my death .
And
he
saith
, `Lo
, I pray
thee
, I have
become
aged,
I
have
not known
the day of my death ;
Take your
weapons—your
quiver and bow —
and go out into
the field to
hunt some
game
for me .
and
now,
take up,
I
pray
thee,
thy
instruments,
thy
quiver ,
and thy
bow ,
and go out to
the field ,
and
hunt for me provision,
Then
prepare
a
tasty
dish
that
I love
and bring it
to me to
eat, so that I
may
bless you
before I die. ”
and
make
for
me
tasteful
things,
`such'
as
I have
loved,
and bring in
to me ,
and
I
do
eat, so that my
soul
doth
bless thee
before I die. '
Now
Rebekah was
listening
to
what
Isaac told
his son Esau.
So
when
Esau went
into
the field to hunt game
and
bring it
back,
And
Rebekah is
hearkening
while
Isaac is
speaking
unto
Esau
his son ;
and
Esau goeth
to
the field to hunt provision
--
to
bring in;
Rebekah said
to
her son Jacob
, “Behold
, I overheard
your
father saying
to
your
brother
Esau,
and
Rebekah hath
spoken
unto
Jacob
her son, saying
, `Lo,
I have
heard
thy
father speaking
unto
Esau thy
brother
, saying,
‘
Bring me some
game
and prepare
me a
tasty
dish
to
eat
, so
that
I may
bless you
in
the
presence
of
the
LORD
before I
die
. ’
Bring for
me provision,
and make
for
me tasteful
things
, and
I do
eat,
and
bless thee
before Jehovah
before
my
death
.
Now, my son, listen
to my voice and
do
exactly
as
I tell
you.
`And
now, my son, hearken
to my voice ,
to
that
which
I am
commanding
thee:
Go out
to
the flock and bring
me two choice
young
goats, so
that
I can
make them into
a
tasty
dish
for your
father —the
kind
he loves.
Go ,
I
pray
thee,
unto
the flock ,
and take
for
me from
thence
two good
kids
of
the
goats, and
I make them tasteful
things
for thy
father ,
`such'
as
he hath
loved;
Then
take
it
to your
father to
eat
, so that he
may
bless you
before he
dies
. ”
and
thou
hast
taken
in
to thy
father, and
he
hath
eaten,
so that his
soul
doth
bless thee
before his
death
.
Jacob answered
his mother Rebekah
, “Look
, my brother Esau
is a hairy man, but
I am
smooth -skinned.
And
Jacob saith
unto
Rebekah
his mother, `Lo
, Esau
my brother `
is '
a hairy man, and
I a
smooth man,
What
if
my father touches
me ?
Then
I would
be
revealed
to
him
as a deceiver, and I
would
bring
upon myself
a
curse
rather
than
a blessing .”
it
may
be
my father doth
feel
me ,
and
I have
been
in
his
eyes
as a deceiver, and have
brought
upon me
disesteem,
and
not
a blessing ;'
His mother replied
, “Your
curse
be
on me, my son .
Just
obey
my voice and go get
them
for me. ”
and
his mother saith
to
him
, `
On me thy
disesteem
, my son ;
only
hearken
to
my voice ,
and go ,
take
for me. '
So
Jacob
went
and got
two
goats
and brought
them
to his mother, who
made
the
tasty
food
his father loved .
And he
goeth,
and taketh,
and
bringeth
to his mother, and
his mother
maketh
tasteful
things,
`such'
as
his
father hath
loved ;
And Rebekah took
the finest
clothes
in the house that
belonged
to
her
older
son
Esau
, and she
put them
on her younger son Jacob.
and Rebekah taketh
the desirable
garments
of
Esau
her
elder
son,
which
`are'
with
her
in the house, and doth
put on Jacob
her younger son ;
She
also
put
the skins of the young
goats on his hands and on the smooth part
of his neck .
and
the skins of the kids
of
the
goats she
hath
put
on his hands ,
and on the smooth of his neck ,
Then
she handed
her
son
Jacob
the tasty
food
and bread she had
made.
and
she giveth
the tasteful
things,
and the
bread which
she hath
made ,
into
the
hand
of
Jacob
her
son
.
So
Jacob
went
to
his father and said
, “
My father .”
“
Here I
am !”
he
answered.
“Which
one
are
you
, my son? ”
And
he
cometh
in
unto
his father ,
and saith
, `
My father ;'
and
he
saith,
`
Here `
am '
I;
who
`art'
thou
, my son? '
Jacob said
to
his father, “
I am Esau ,
your
firstborn.
I have done as you
told
me .
Please
sit up
and eat some
of my game
, so that you
may
bless me. ”
And
Jacob saith
unto
his father, `
I `
am '
Esau thy
first-born;
I have done as thou
hast
spoken
unto
me ;
rise,
I
pray
thee,
sit ,
and eat of my provision
, so that thy
soul
doth
bless me. '
But
Isaac asked
his son, “How
did
you
ever
find it
so
quickly
, my son? ”
“Because
the
LORD
your
God brought
it
to me ,”
he
replied
.
And
Isaac saith
unto
his son, `What
`is'
this
thou
hast
hasted
to
find, my son? '
and
he
saith,
`That
which
Jehovah
thy
God hath
caused
to come
before
me. '
Then
Isaac said
to
Jacob, “Please
come closer
so
I can
touch
you
, my son .
Are
you
really
my son Esau, or not ?”
And
Isaac saith
unto
Jacob, `
Come nigh,
I pray
thee
, and
I
feel
thee,
my son ,
whether
thou
`art'
he,
my son Esau, or not .'
So
Jacob came
close
to
his father Isaac
, who
touched
him and said
, “
The voice is the voice of Jacob, but
the hands are
the
hands of Esau. ”
And
Jacob cometh
nigh
unto
Isaac
his father, and
he
feeleth
him ,
and saith
, `
The voice `
is '
the voice of Jacob, and
the hands hands of Esau. '
Isaac
did
not recognize
him, because
his hands were
hairy like
those
of his brother Esau;
so
he blessed
him .
And
he
hath
not discerned
him, for
his hands have
been
hairy ,
as
the
hands
of Esau
his brother ,
and
he blesseth
him ,
Again
he
asked
, “Are
you
really
my son Esau? ”
And he replied
, “
I am. ”
and
saith
, `Thou
art
he
--
my son Esau? '
and he saith
, `
I `
am '
. '
“Serve
me
, ”
said
Isaac
, “
and let
me
eat some
of my son’s
game
, so that I
may
bless you.”
Jacob
brought
it
to him, and he ate
; then
he brought
him wine, and he drank
.
And
he
saith
, `Bring
nigh
to
me
, and I
do
eat of my son's
provision
, so that my
soul
doth
bless thee;'
and
he
bringeth
nigh
to him, and he eateth
; and
he bringeth
to
him wine, and he drinketh
.
Then
his father Isaac
said
to him, “Please
come near
and kiss me, my son .”
And
Isaac
his father saith
to him, `
Come nigh,
I
pray
thee,
and kiss me, my son ;'
So
he came
near
and kissed
him .
When
Isaac
smelled
his
clothing
, he blessed
him and said:
“Ah
, the smell
of my son is like
the smell
of a field that
the
LORD
has
blessed .
and
he cometh
nigh,
and kisseth
him, and
he smelleth
the
fragrance
of
his
garments,
and
blesseth
him ,
and saith
, `See,
the fragrance
of my son `
is '
as
the fragrance
of a field which
Jehovah
hath
blessed ;
May
God give to you
the dew of heaven and the richness
of the earth —
an
abundance of grain
and new
wine .
and
God doth
give to thee
of
the dew of heaven ,
and of
the fatness
of the earth ,
and
abundance of corn
and wine ;
May
peoples serve you
and nations bow down
to you.
May
you
be the
master
of
your
brothers
, and may
the sons of your
mother bow down
to you.
May
those who curse you
be
cursed, and those who bless you
be
blessed. ”
peoples serve thee,
and nations bow themselves
to thee,
be thou
mighty
over
thy
brethren
, and the sons of thy
mother bow themselves
to thee;
those who curse thee
`are'
cursed, and those who bless thee
`are'
blessed. '
As
soon
as Isaac had
finished blessing him
and Jacob had
left
his
father’s
presence, his brother Esau
returned
from the
hunt.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
as Isaac hath
finished blessing Jacob,
and Jacob is
only
just
going
out
from
the
presence of
Isaac
his
father
, that
Esau
his brother hath
come
in
from his
hunting;
He too
made
some
tasty
food
, brought
it
to his father, and said
to him
, “
My father, sit
up
and eat of your
son’s
game
, so that you
may
bless me. ”
and
he also
maketh
tasteful
things
, and
bringeth
to his father, and saith
to his
father
, `Let
my father arise
, and eat of his
son's
provision
, so that thy
soul
doth
bless me. '
But
his father Isaac
replied
, “
Who are
you
? ”
“
I am Esau,
your
firstborn
son, ”
he
answered.
And
Isaac
his father saith
to
him
, `
Who `art'
thou
? '
and
he
saith,
`
I `
am '
thy
son, thy
first-born,
Esau;'
Isaac began
to
tremble
violently
and said
, “
Who was
it
, then
, who hunted
the
game
and brought
it
to me ?
Before
you
came
in
, I ate
it
all and blessed
him —and
indeed
, he
will
be
blessed !”
and
Isaac trembleth
a
very
great
trembling,
and saith
, `
Who, now
, `is'
he
who hath
provided
provision,
and bringeth
in
to me, and
I eat
of
all before
thou
comest
in,
and I
bless
him ?
--
yea
, blessed is
he.'
When Esau heard
his
father’s
words, he let
out
a loud
and bitter cry and said
to his father, “
Bless me too
, O my father !”
When Esau heareth
the
words of
his
father
, then
he crieth
a very
great
and bitter cry ,
and saith
to his father, `
Bless me, me
also,
O my father ;'
But
Isaac
replied
, “Your
brother came
deceitfully
and took
your
blessing. ”
and
he
saith
, `Thy
brother hath
come
with
subtilty,
and taketh
thy
blessing. '
So
Esau
declared
, “
Is he
not
rightly
named
Jacob ?
For
he has
cheated
me twice.
He
took
my birthright ,
and now he has
taken my blessing .”
Then
he asked
, “Haven’t
you
saved
a blessing for me? ”
And
he
saith
, `
Is it
because
`one'
called
his
name
Jacob that
he doth
take
me by
the
heel
these
two
times?
my birthright he
hath
taken;
and lo,
now ,
he hath
taken my blessing ;'
he saith
also
, `Hast
thou
not
kept
back
a blessing for me? '
But
Isaac answered
Esau :
“Look
, I
have made
him your
master
and given
him
all his relatives
as
servants;
I
have sustained
him with grain
and new
wine .
What is
left
that
I can
do for
you
, my son? ”
And
Isaac answereth
and
saith
to
Esau, `Lo,
a
mighty
one
have I
set
him over
thee,
and all his brethren
have I
given
to
him for
servants,
and
`
with '
corn
and wine have
I
sustained
him;
and
for
thee
now,
what shall
I do, my son? '
Esau said
to
his father, “Do
you
have
only
one blessing ,
my father? Bless me too
, O my father !”
Then
Esau wept
aloud
.
And
Esau saith
unto
his father, `
One blessing hast
thou
my father? bless me, me
also,
O my father ;'
and
Esau lifteth
up
his
voice,
and
weepeth
.
His father Isaac
answered
him :
“Behold
, your
dwelling
place
shall
be
away
from
the richness
of the land
, away
from
the dew of heaven
above .
And
Isaac
his father answereth
and
saith
unto
him, `Lo,
of
the fatness
of the earth
is
thy
dwelling
, and
of
the dew of the
heavens
from
above ;
You
shall
live
by the
sword and serve
your
brother .
But
when you
rebel
, you
will
tear
his yoke from your
neck. ”
and
by thy
sword dost
thou
live,
and thy
brother dost
thou
serve;
and
it
hath
come
to
pass
when thou
rulest
, that
thou
hast
broken
his yoke from off
thy
neck. '
Esau held
a
grudge
against
Jacob because of the blessing his father had
given
him .
And Esau said
in his heart, “
The days of mourning for my father are
at
hand;
then
I will
kill
my brother Jacob
. ”
And
Esau hateth
Jacob ,
because of the blessing with
which
his father blessed
him ,
and Esau saith
in his heart, `
The days of mourning `
for '
my father draw
near,
and
I slay
Jacob
my brother. '
When
the words of her older
son Esau
were
relayed
to Rebekah, she sent
for her younger son Jacob
and told
him, “Look
, your
brother
Esau is consoling
himself by
plotting
to kill
you.
And
the words of Esau
her elder
son are
declared
to Rebekah, and
she sendeth
and
calleth
for Jacob
her younger son ,
and saith
unto
him, `Lo
, Esau thy
brother
is comforting
himself in
regard
to thee
--
to
slay
thee;
So
now, my son, obey
my voice and flee at
once
to
my brother Laban
in
Haran .
and
now, my son, hearken
to
my voice ,
and rise,
flee for
thyself
unto
Laban
my brother ,
to
Haran ,
Stay
with him for
a
while
, until
your
brother’s
fury subsides—
and
thou
hast
dwelt
with him some
days
, till
thy
brother's
fury turn
back,
until
your
brother’s
rage
against
you
wanes
and he forgets
what
you
have
done to him .
Then
I will
send
for
you
and bring
you
back
from there.
Why should
I lose
both
of you in
one
day? ”
till
thy
brother's
anger
turn
back
from
thee,
and he hath
forgotten
that
which
thou
hast
done to him ,
and
I have
sent
and taken
thee
from thence;
why am
I bereaved
even
of you both
the
same
day? '
Then
Rebekah said
to
Isaac, “
I am
weary
of
my life because of these
Hittite
women.
If Jacob takes
a Hittite
wife from
among
them
, what
good
is
my
life
? ”
And
Rebekah saith
unto
Isaac, `
I have
been
disgusted
with
my life because of the
presence
of
the
daughters
of
Heth;
if Jacob take
a wife of
the
daughters
of
Heth
, like
these
--
from
the
daughters
of
the
land
--
why
do
I
live
? '
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