Genesis 27:18-29
New King James Version
18 So he went to his father and said, “My father.”
And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, (A)that your soul may bless me.”
20 But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?”
And he said, “Because the Lord your God brought it to me.”
21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I (B)may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” 22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” 23 And he did not recognize him, because (C)his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.
24 Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?”
He said, “I am.”
25 He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so (D)that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.” 27 And he came near and (E)kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:
“Surely, (F)the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.
28 Therefore may (G)God give you
Of (H)the dew of heaven,
Of (I)the fatness of the earth,
And (J)plenty of grain and wine.
29 (K)Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And (L)let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
(M)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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