Genesis 27 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And it came to be, when Yitsḥ

² And he said, “See now, I am old, I do not know the day of my death.

³ “Now then, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt wild game for me.

⁴ “And make me a tasty dish, such as I love, and bring it to me to eat, in order that my being does bless you before I die.”

⁵ And Riḇ

⁶ And Riḇ

⁷ ‘Bring me wild game and make me a tasty dish to eat, and bless you in the presence of יהוה  before my death.’

⁸ “And now my son, listen to my voice according to what I command you.

⁹ “Please go to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, and I make a tasty dish from them for your father, such as he loves.

¹⁰ “And you shall take it to your father, and he shall eat it, so that he might bless you before his death.”

¹¹ And Yaʽ

¹² “What if my father touches me? Then I shall be like a deceiver in his eyes, and shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”

¹³ But his mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.”

¹⁴ And he went and fetched them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made a tasty dish, such as his father loved.

¹⁵ And Riḇ

¹⁶ And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

¹⁷ Then she gave the tasty dish and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Yaʽ

¹⁸ And he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

¹⁹ And Yaʽ

²⁰ But Yitsḥ

²¹ Then Yitsḥ

²² And Yaʽ

²³ And he did not recognise him, for his hands were hairy like his brother Ě

²⁴ And he said, “Are you truly my son Ě

²⁵ And he said, “Bring it near to me, and let me eat of my son’s wild game, so that my being might bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate. And he brought him wine, and he drank.

²⁶ And his father Yitsḥ

²⁷ And he came near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field which יהוה  has blessed.

²⁸ And Elohim give you of the dew of the heavens, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine.

²⁹ Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be those cursing you, and blessed be those blessing you!”

³⁰ And it came to be, as soon as Yitsḥ

³¹ And he too had made a tasty dish and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father rise and eat of his son’s wild game, so that your being might bless me.”

³² And his father Yitsḥ

³³ Then Yitsḥ

³⁴ When Ě

³⁵ And he said, “Your brother came with deceit and took your blessing.”

³⁶ And Ě

³⁷ Then Yitsḥ

³⁸ And Ě

³⁹ And Yitsḥ

⁴⁰ And by your sword you are to live, and serve your brother. And it shall be, when you grow restless, that you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

⁴¹ And Ě

⁴² And the words of Ě

⁴³ “And now, my son, listen to my voice, and rise, flee to my brother Laḇ

⁴⁴ “And stay with him a few days, until your brother’s wrath turns away,

⁴⁵ until your brother’s displeasure turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. And I shall send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”

⁴⁶ And Riḇ