27 ¹ When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son, and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am." 27 ² He said, "Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. 27 ³ Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me, 27 ⁴ and prepare for me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat; that I may bless you before I die."

27 ⁵ Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, 27 ⁶ Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, 27 ⁷ 'Bring me game, and prepare for me savory food, that I may eat it, and bless you before Yahweh before I die.' 27 ⁸ Now therefore, my son, obey my word as I command you. 27 ⁹ Go to the flock, and fetch me two good kids, that I may prepare from them savory food for your father, such as he loves; 27 ¹⁰ and you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies." 27 ¹¹ But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. 27 ¹² Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing." 27 ¹³ His mother said to him, "Upon me be your curse, my son; only obey my word, and go, fetch them to me." 27 ¹⁴ So he went and took them and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared savory food, such as his father loved. 27 ¹⁵ Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son; 27 ¹⁶ and the skins of the kids she put upon his hands and upon the smooth part of his neck; 27 ¹⁷ and she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

27 ¹⁸ So he went in to his father, and said, "My father"; and he said, "Here I am; who are you, my son?" 27 ¹⁹ Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that you may bless me." 27 ²⁰ But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because Yahweh your God granted me success." 27 ²¹ Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not." 27 ²² So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." 27 ²³ And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him. 27 ²⁴ He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am." 27 ²⁵ Then he said, "Bring it to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 27 ²⁶ Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son." 27 ²⁷ So he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said,