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And it was, that Isaac was··old, and his eyes were dimmed from seeing, and he called Esau his elder◦ son, and said to▵ him, My son; and he said to▵ him, Behold me.
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And he said, Behold, I pray◦, I am··old, I know not the day of my death.
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And now carry, I pray◦, thy weapons◦, thy quiver◦, and thy bow, and go··out to the field, and hunt for me a hunting.
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And make for me savory meats, such as◦ I have loved, and bring to me, and I will eat, so··that◦ my soul may bless thee before◦ I die.
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And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to▵ Esau his son; and Esau went to the field to hunt for a hunting, to bring it.
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And Rebekah said to▵ Jacob her son, saying, Behold I heard thy father speak to▵ Esau thy brother, saying,
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Bring to me a hunting, and make for me savory meats, and I will eat, and will bless thee before Jehovah before my death.
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And now my son obey my voice, according··to that which I◦ command thee.
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Go now◦ to▵ the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the she-goats, and I will make them savory meats for thy father, such as◦ he loves.
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And thou shalt bring to thy father, and he shall eat, in··order that he may bless thee before his death.
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And Jacob said to▵ Rebekah his mother, Behold Esau my brother is a hairy man◦, and I▵ am a smooth man◦.
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Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall be in his eyes as one who misleads; and I shall bring upon myself a curse◦ and not a blessing.
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And his mother said to him, Upon me be thy curse◦ my son; only▵ obey my voice, and go, take for me.
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And he went, and took, and brought to his mother; and his mother made savory meats, such as◦ his father loved.
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And Rebekah took garments of desires of Esau her elder◦ son that were with◦ her in the house, and clothed Jacob her younger◦ son.
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And the skins of the kids of the she-goats she caused him to be clothed··with on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.
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And she gave the savory meats and the bread, which she had made, into the hand of Jacob her son.
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And he came to▵ his father and said, My father; and he said, Behold me, who art thou◦ my son?
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And Jacob said to▵ his father, I▵ am Esau thy firstborn; I have done as◦ thou didst speak to▵ me; arise, I pray◦ thee, sit, and eat of my hunting, so··that◦ thy soul may bless me.
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And Isaac said to▵ his son, How is this that thou made··haste to find it, my son? And he said, For Jehovah thy God made it happen before me.
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And Isaac said to▵ Jacob, Approach, I pray◦, and I will feel thee my son, whether thou◦ be this my son Esau, or not.
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And Jacob approached Isaac his father, and he felt him, and said, The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
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And he recognized him not, because◦ his hands were hairy like◦ his brother Esau’s hands; and he blessed him.
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And he said, Art thou◦ this my son Esau? And he said, I◦ am.
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And he said, Present it to me, and I will eat of my son’s hunting, so··that my soul may bless thee; and he presented it to him, and he ate, and he brought to him wine, and he drank.
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And Isaac his father said to▵ him, Approach, I pray◦, and kiss me, my son.
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And he approached, and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah has blessed.
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And God shall give to thee of the dew of the heavens, and of fat things* of the earth, and a multitude of grain and must.*
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Peoples shall serve thee, and nations◦ shall bow··down themselves to thee. Be thou a master◦ to thy brothers, and let thy mother’s sons bow··down themselves to thee; cursed are they who curse thee, and blessed are they who bless thee.
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And it was as◦ Isaac completed blessing Jacob, and Jacob going··out was only▵ just gone··out from◦ the faces of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came··in from his hunting.
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And he◦ also made savory meats, and brought to his father, and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of the hunting of his son, so··that◦ thy soul may bless me.
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And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou◦? And he said, I◦ am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
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And Isaac shuddered◦ with a shuddering◦, even◦ very great, and said, Who then◦ is he◦ that has hunted a hunting, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before◦ thou camest, and blessed him? Yea◦, and he shall be blessed.
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As Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and even◦ very bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me◦, my father.
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And he said, Thy brother came with deceit, and has taken thy blessing.
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And he said, Is it not then his name called Jacob?* And he has supplanted me these two··times◦; he has taken my birthright, and behold now he has taken my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
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And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold I have set him a master◦ to thee, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants; and with grain and must* I have supported him; and what then◦ shall I do for thee, my son?
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And Esau said to▵ his father, Hast◦ thou but this◦ one blessing, my father? Bless me, me◦ also, O my father. And Esau lifted··up his voice, and wept.
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And Isaac his father answered and said to▵ him, Behold of the fat things* of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above.
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And upon thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother, and it shall be when▵ thou shalt dominate, that thou shalt pull· his yoke ·off◦ from upon thy neck.
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And Esau hated◦ Jacob on··account··of the blessing with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father come··near, and I will kill Jacob my brother.
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And the words of Esau her elder◦ son were··told to Rebekah; and she sent and called to Jacob her younger◦ son, and said to▵ him, Behold Esau thy brother comforts himself as··to thee to kill thee.
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And now, my son, obey my voice, and arise, run··away to▵ Laban my brother to▫ Haran.
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And dwell with him some days until thy brother’s fury turn··back,
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until the anger of thy brother turn··back from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him, and I will send and take thee from thence. Why should I be bereaved even of the two of you in one day?
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And Rebekah said to▵ Isaac, I loathe my life on··account··of◦ the daughters of Heth; if Jacob should take a woman of the daughters of Heth as these, of the daughters of the land, why have◦ I lives?