⁵ Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country^(A) to hunt game and bring it back, ⁶ Rebekah said to her son Jacob,^(B) “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, ⁷ ‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’^{(C) 8} Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:^{(D) 9} Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats,^(E) so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.^{(F) 10} Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing^(G) before he dies.”

¹¹ Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man^(H) while I have smooth skin. ¹² What if my father touches me?^(I) I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse^(J) on myself rather than a blessing.”

¹³ His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.^(K) Just do what I say;^(L) go and get them for me.”

¹⁴ So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.^{(M) 15} Then Rebekah took the best clothes^(N) of Esau her older son,^(O) which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. ¹⁶ She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.^{(P) 17} Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.

⁴¹ Esau held a grudge^(A) against Jacob^(B) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning^(C) for my father are near; then I will kill^(D) my brother Jacob.”^(E)

⁴² When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau^(F) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.^{(G) 43} Now then, my son, do what I say:^(H) Flee at once to my brother Laban^(I) in Harran.^{(J) 44} Stay with him for a while^(K) until your brother’s fury subsides. ⁴⁵ When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him,^(L) I’ll send word for you to come back from there.^(M) Why should I lose both of you in one day?”