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And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he calledEsau his eldestson, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
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And Jacobsaid unto his father, I am Esau 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.
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And he said, Art thou my very sonEsau? And he said, I am.
yin'a r,ma{Y;w w'fe[ yin.B h,z h'T;a r,ma{Y;w
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And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son'svenison, 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.
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And his fatherIsaacsaid unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
yiL -h'q.v.W a'N -h'v.G wyib'a q'x.cIy wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? yin.B
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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 the LORD hath blessed:
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Let peopleserve thee, and nations bow down to thee: belord over thy brethren, and let thy mother'ssons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
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And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessingJacob, and Jacob was yetscarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
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And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my fatherarise, and eat of his son'svenison, that thy soul may bless me.
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And Isaactrembledveryexceedingly*, and said, Who? where is he that hath takenvenison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
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And when Esauheard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingbittercry, and said unto his father,Bless me, even me also, O my father.
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And he said, Thy brothercame with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
'$,t'k.riB x;QiY;w h'm.rim.B '$yix'a a'B r,ma{Y;w
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And he said, Is not he rightlynamed*Jacob? for he hath supplanted methese two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
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And Isaacanswered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I donow unto thee, my son?
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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.
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And EsauhatedJacobbecause of the blessingwherewith his father blessed him: and Esausaid in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brotherJacob.
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And these words of Esau her elderson were told to Rebekah: and she sent and calledJacob her youngerson, and said unto him, Behold, thy brotherEsau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
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Until thy brother'sanger 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 oneday?
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And Rebekahsaid to Isaac, I am weary of my lifebecause of the daughters of Heth: if Jacobtake a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?