Genesis 27:1-4

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27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see,^(A) he called for Esau his older son^(B) and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

²Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.^(C) ³Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country^(D) to hunt some wild game for me. ⁴Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like^(E) and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing^(F) before I die.”^(G)

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Genesis 27:27-29

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²⁷So he went to him and kissed^(A) him^(B). When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,^(C) he blessed him and said,

“Ah, the smell of my son
    is like the smell of a field
    that the Lord has blessed.^(D)
²⁸May God give you heaven’s dew^(E)
    and earth’s richness^(F)—
    an abundance of grain^(G) and new wine.^(H)
²⁹May nations serve you
    and peoples bow down to you.^(I)
Be lord over your brothers,
    and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.^(J)
May those who curse you be cursed
    and those who bless you be blessed.^(K)”