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Gênesis 27
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009

Isaque manda Esaú fazer-lhe um guisado

27 E aconteceu que, como Isaque envelheceu, e os seus olhos se escureceram, de maneira que não podia ver, chamou a Esaú, seu filho mais velho, e disse-lhe: Meu filho! E ele lhe disse: Eis-me aqui! 2 E ele disse: Eis que já agora estou velho e não sei o dia da minha morte. 3 Agora, pois, toma as tuas armas, a tua aljava e o teu arco, e sai ao campo, e apanha para mim alguma caça, 4 e faze-me um guisado saboroso, como eu gosto, e traze-mo, para que eu coma, e para que minha alma te abençoe, antes que morra. 5 E Rebeca escutou quando Isaque falava ao seu filho Esaú; e foi-se Esaú ao campo, para apanhar caça que havia de trazer.

Rebeca e Jacó enganam Isaque

6 Então, falou Rebeca a Jacó, seu filho, dizendo: Eis que tenho ouvido o teu pai que falava com Esaú, teu irmão, dizendo: 7 Traze-me caça e faze-me um guisado saboroso, para que eu coma e te abençoe diante da face do Senhor, antes da minha morte. 8 Agora, pois, filho meu, ouve a minha voz naquilo que eu te mando. 9 Vai, agora, ao rebanho e traze-me de lá dois bons cabritos; e eu farei deles um guisado saboroso para teu pai, como ele gosta; 10 e levá-lo-ás a teu pai, para que o coma e para que te abençoe antes da sua morte. 11 Então, disse Jacó a Rebeca, sua mãe: Eis que Esaú, meu irmão, é varão cabeludo, e eu, varão liso. 12 Porventura, me apalpará o meu pai, e serei, a seus olhos, enganador; assim, trarei eu sobre mim maldição e não bênção. 13 E disse-lhe sua mãe: Meu filho, sobre mim seja a tua maldição; somente obedece à minha voz, e vai, e traze-mos. 14 E foi, e tomou-os, e trouxe-os à sua mãe; e sua mãe fez um guisado saboroso, como seu pai gostava. 15 Depois, tomou Rebeca as vestes de gala de Esaú, seu filho mais velho, que tinha consigo em casa, e vestiu a Jacó, seu filho menor. 16 E, com as peles dos cabritos, cobriu as suas mãos e a lisura do seu pescoço 17 e deu o guisado saboroso e o pão que tinha preparado na mão de Jacó, seu filho.

18 E veio ele a seu pai e disse: Meu pai! E ele disse: Eis-me aqui. Quem és tu, meu filho? 19 E Jacó disse a seu pai: Eu sou Esaú, teu primogênito. Tenho feito como me disseste. Levanta-te agora, assenta-te e come da minha caça, para que a tua alma me abençoe. 20 Então, disse Isaque a seu filho: Como é isto, que tão cedo a achaste, filho meu? E ele disse: Porque o Senhor, teu Deus, a mandou ao meu encontro. 21 E disse Isaque a Jacó: Chega-te agora, para que te apalpe, meu filho, se és meu filho Esaú mesmo ou não. 22 Então, se chegou Jacó a Isaque, seu pai, que o apalpou e disse: A voz é a voz de Jacó, porém as mãos são as mãos de Esaú. 23 E não o conheceu, porquanto as suas mãos estavam cabeludas, como as mãos de Esaú, seu irmão. E abençoou-o. 24 E disse: És tu meu filho Esaú mesmo? E ele disse: Eu sou. 25 Então, disse: Faze chegar isso perto de mim, para que coma da caça de meu filho; para que a minha alma te abençoe. E chegou-lho, e comeu; trouxe-lhe também vinho, e bebeu. 26 E disse-lhe Isaque, seu pai: Ora, chega-te e beija-me, filho meu. 27 E chegou-se e beijou-o. Então, cheirou o cheiro das suas vestes, e abençoou-o, e disse: Eis que o cheiro do meu filho é como o cheiro do campo, que o Senhor abençoou. 28 Assim, pois, te dê Deus do orvalho dos céus, e das gorduras da terra, e abundância de trigo e de mosto. 29 Sirvam-te povos, e nações se encurvem a ti; sê senhor de teus irmãos, e os filhos da tua mãe se encurvem a ti; malditos sejam os que te amaldiçoarem, e benditos sejam os que te abençoarem.

Esaú traz ao seu pai o guisado e descobre que Jacó já tomou a bênção

30 E aconteceu que, acabando Isaque de abençoar a Jacó, apenas Jacó acabava de sair da face de Isaque, seu pai, veio Esaú, seu irmão, da sua caça. 31 E fez também ele um guisado saboroso, e trouxe-o a seu pai, e disse a seu pai: Levanta-te, meu pai, e come da caça de teu filho, para que me abençoe a tua alma. 32 E disse-lhe Isaque, seu pai: Quem és tu? E ele disse: Eu sou teu filho, o teu primogênito, Esaú. 33 Então, estremeceu Isaque de um estremecimento muito grande e disse: Quem, pois, é aquele que apanhou a caça e ma trouxe? Eu comi de tudo, antes que tu viesses, e abençoei-o; também será bendito. 34 Esaú, ouvindo as palavras de seu pai, bradou com grande e mui amargo brado e disse a seu pai: Abençoa-me também a mim, meu pai. 35 E ele disse: Veio o teu irmão com sutileza e tomou a tua bênção. 36 Então, disse ele: Não foi o seu nome justamente chamado Jacó? Por isso, que já duas vezes me enganou: a minha primogenitura me tomou e eis que agora me tomou a minha bênção. E disse mais: Não reservaste, pois, para mim bênção alguma? 37 Então, respondeu Isaque e disse a Esaú: Eis que o tenho posto por senhor sobre ti, e todos os seus irmãos lhe tenho dado por servos; e de trigo e de mosto o tenho fortalecido; que te farei, pois, agora a ti, meu filho? 38 E disse Esaú a seu pai: Tens uma só bênção, meu pai? Abençoa-me também a mim, meu pai. E levantou Esaú a sua voz e chorou. 39 Então, respondeu Isaque, seu pai, e disse-lhe: Eis que a tua habitação será longe das gorduras da terra e sem orvalho dos céus. 40 E pela tua espada viverás e ao teu irmão servirás. Acontecerá, porém, que, quando te libertares, então, sacudirás o seu jugo do teu pescoço.

41 E aborreceu Esaú a Jacó por causa daquela bênção, com que seu pai o tinha abençoado; e Esaú disse no seu coração: Chegar-se-ão os dias de luto de meu pai; então, matarei a Jacó, meu irmão. 42 E foram denunciadas a Rebeca estas palavras de Esaú, seu filho mais velho; e ela enviou, e chamou a Jacó, seu filho menor, e disse-lhe: Eis que Esaú, teu irmão, se consola a teu respeito, propondo-se matar-te. 43 Agora, pois, meu filho, ouve a minha voz: levanta-te e acolhe-te a Labão, meu irmão, em Harã; 44 e mora com ele alguns dias, até que passe o furor de teu irmão, 45 até que se desvie de ti a ira de teu irmão, e se esqueça do que lhe fizeste. Então, enviarei e te farei vir de lá. Por que seria eu desfilhada também de vós ambos num mesmo dia?

46 E disse Rebeca a Isaque: Enfadada estou da minha vida, por causa das filhas de Hete; se Jacó tomar mulher das filhas de Hete, como estas são das filhas desta terra, para que me será a vida?

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创世记 27
Chinese New Version (Simplified)

雅各谋夺祝福

27 以撒年老，眼睛昏花，看不见东西了；他把他的大儿子以扫叫了来，对他说：“我儿啊！”以扫回答他：“我在这里。” 2 以撒说：“现在我已经老了，不知道甚么时候会死。 3 你现在拿你打猎的用具，就是你的箭囊和弓，出到田野去为我打猎。 4 照我所喜欢的，给我预备美味的食物，拿来给我吃；好让我在未死以前给你祝福。”

5 以撒对他儿子以扫说话的时候，利百加也听见。以扫到田野去打猎，要带些野味回来。 6 利百加就对她儿子雅各说：“我听见你父亲对你的哥哥以扫这样说： 7 ‘你去为我打些猎物回来，给我预备美味的食物，让我吃了，在我未死以前可以在耶和华面前给你祝福。’ 8 我儿啊，现在你要听我的话，照着我吩咐你的去作。 9 你快到羊群那里去，给我牵两只肥嫩的小山羊来，我要照你父亲所喜欢的，给他预备美味的食物。 10 然后你要拿去给你父亲吃，好让他在未死以前给你祝福。” 11 雅各对他的母亲利百加说：“但是哥哥以扫浑身是毛，而我却是个皮肤光滑的人。 12 万一我父亲摸着我，必以为我是骗子，那时我就必自招咒诅，而不是祝福了。” 13 他母亲对他说：“我儿啊，愿你所招的咒诅归到我身上吧，你只管听我的话，去把羊牵来给我。” 14 他就去把羊羔牵来，交给他母亲，他母亲就照他父亲所喜欢的，预备美味的食物。 15 利百加又把大儿子以扫留在家里最好的衣服拿来，给她小儿子雅各穿上。 16 又用小山羊的皮，包在雅各的手上和他颈上光滑的地方。 17 然后，她把自己所预备美味的食物和饼，放在她儿子雅各的手里。

18 雅各来到他父亲那里，说：“我父啊！”以撒说：“我在这里，我儿啊，你是谁？” 19 雅各对他父亲说：“我就是你的长子以扫，你吩咐我作的，我已经照样作了。请坐起来，吃我的猎物，好给我祝福。” 20 以撒问他的儿子：“我儿啊，你怎么这样快就猎到了呢？”雅各回答：“因为耶和华你的　神叫我碰着好机会。” 21 以撒对雅各说：“我儿啊，你上前来，让我摸摸你，看看你是不是我的儿子以扫。” 22 雅各就走近他父亲以撒身边，以撒摸着他，说：“声音是雅各的声音，手却是以扫的手。” 23 以撒认不出他来，因为他的手上有毛，好象他哥哥以扫的手一样，于是给他祝福。 24 以撒问：“你真是我的儿子以扫吗？”他回答：“我是。” 25 以撒说：“把食物递给我，好让我吃我儿子的猎物，我就给你祝福。”雅各把食物递给他，他就吃了；又拿酒给他，他也喝了。 26 他父亲以撒对他说：“我儿啊，你上前来，和我亲吻。” 27 他就上前和父亲亲吻；他父亲一闻到他衣服的香气，就给他祝福，说：

“看哪，我儿子的香气，

好象蒙耶和华赐福的田地所发出的香气一样。

28 愿　神赐给你

天上的甘露，

地上的沃土，

以及大量五谷和美酒。

29 愿万民服事你，

愿万族向你下拜，

愿你作你兄弟的主人，

愿你母亲的子孙向你下拜。

咒诅你的，愿他受咒诅；

给你祝福的，愿他蒙福。”

以扫求父祝福

30 以撒给雅各祝福完了，雅各刚刚从他父亲以撒那里出来的时候，他哥哥以扫就打猎回来了。 31 他也预备了美味的食物，拿来给他父亲，对他说：“请我父起来，吃你儿子的猎物，好给我祝福。” 32 他父亲以撒问他：“你是谁？”他回答：“我就是你的长子以扫。” 33 以撒就大大地战兢起来，说：“那么，刚才去打猎又拿猎物给我的是谁呢？在你未来以先，我已经吃了，又给他祝福了；他将来必定蒙福。” 34 以扫听了他父亲的话，就非常痛心，放声大哭，对他父亲说：“我父啊，求你也给我祝福。” 35 以撒说：“你弟弟已经前来，用诡计把你的祝福夺去了。” 36 以扫说：“他名叫雅各不是很对吗？因为他欺骗了我两次。从前他夺去我的长子名分，现在他又夺去我的祝福。”以扫又说：“你再没有祝福留给我吗？” 37 以撒回答以扫，说：“我已经立他作你的主人，又把他所有的兄弟给了他作仆人，并且把五谷和美酒供给他了。我儿啊，我还可以为你作甚么呢？” 38 以扫问他的父亲：“我父啊，你只有一个祝福吗？我父啊，求你也给我祝福。”以扫就放声大哭。 39 他父亲以撒回答他，说：

“你住的地方必远离地上的沃土，

远离天上的甘露。

40 你必依靠刀剑生活，

你必服事你的弟弟；

到你自由的时候，

你必从你的颈项上挣脱他的轭。”

以扫恨雅各

41 以扫因为他父亲给雅各所祝的福，就怀恨雅各；以扫心里想：“为我父亲守丧的时候近了，到时我必杀我的弟弟雅各。” 42 有人把利百加大儿子以扫所说的话告诉了利百加，她就派人把她小儿子雅各叫了来，对他说：“你哥哥以扫想要杀你，报仇雪恨。 43 我儿啊，现在你要听我的话；起来，逃到哈兰我哥哥拉班那里去吧。 44 与他住些时日，等到你哥哥的怒气消了。 45 你哥哥对你消了怒气，忘记了你对他所作的事，我就派人去把你从那里接回来。我何必在一日之内丧失你们两个呢？”

46 利百加对以撒说：“我因为这些赫人女子，连性命都厌恶了。如果雅各也从这地的女子中，娶了像这样的赫人女子为妻，那我活着还有甚么意思呢？”

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Genesis 27
New English Translation

Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing

27 When[a] Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind,[b] he called his older[c] son Esau and said to him, “My son!” “Here I am!” Esau[d] replied. 2 Isaac[e] said, “Since[f] I am so old, I could die at any time.[g] 3 Therefore, take your weapons—your quiver and your bow—and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game[h] for me. 4 Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then[i] I will eat it so that I may bless you[j] before I die.”

5 Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau.[k] When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,[l] 6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father tell your brother Esau, 7 ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat[m] it and bless you[n] in the presence of the Lord[o] before I die.’ 8 Now then, my son, do exactly[p] what I tell you![q] 9 Go to the flock and get me two of the best young goats. I’ll prepare[r] them in a tasty way for your father, just the way he loves them. 10 Then you will take[s] it to your father. Thus he will eat it[t] and[u] bless you before he dies.”

11 “But Esau my brother is a hairy man,” Jacob protested to his mother Rebekah, “and I have smooth skin![v] 12 My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him[w] and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.” 13 So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me,[x] my son! Just obey me![y] Go and get them for me!”

14 So he went and got the goats[z] and brought them to his mother. She[aa] prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it. 15 Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. 16 She put the skins of the young goats[ab] on his hands[ac] and the smooth part of his neck. 17 Then she handed[ad] the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

18 He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac[ae] replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”[af] 19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I’ve done as you told me. Now sit up[ag] and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me.”[ah] 20 But Isaac asked his son, “How in the world[ai] did you find it so quickly,[aj] my son?” “Because the Lord your God brought it to me,”[ak] he replied.[al] 21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you,[am] my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.”[an] 22 So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.” 23 He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.[ao] 24 Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob[ap] replied. 25 Isaac[aq] said, “Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son.[ar] Then I will bless you.”[as] So Jacob[at] brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac[au] drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here and kiss me, my son.” 27 So Jacob[av] went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent[aw] of his clothing, he blessed him, saying,

“Yes,[ax] my son smells
like the scent of an open field
which the Lord has blessed.
28 May God give you
the dew of the sky[ay]
and the richness[az] of the earth,
and plenty of grain and new wine.
29 May peoples serve you
and nations bow down to you.
You will be[ba] lord[bb] over your brothers,
and the sons of your mother will bow down to you.[bc]
May those who curse you be cursed,
and those who bless you be blessed.”

30 Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left[bd] his father’s[be] presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.[bf] 31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau[bg] said to him, “My father, get up[bh] and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.”[bi] 32 His father Isaac asked,[bj] “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,”[bk] he replied, “Esau!” 33 Isaac began to shake violently[bl] and asked, “Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him.[bm] He will indeed be blessed!”

34 When Esau heard[bn] his father’s words, he wailed loudly and bitterly.[bo] He said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!” 35 But Isaac[bp] replied, “Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away[bq] your blessing.” 36 Esau exclaimed, “Jacob is the right name for him![br] He has tripped me up[bs] two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!” Then he asked, “Have you not kept back a blessing for me?”

37 Isaac replied to Esau, “Look! I have made him lord over you. I have made all his relatives his servants and provided him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?” 38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!”[bt] Then Esau wept loudly.[bu]

39 So his father Isaac said to him,

“See here,[bv] your home will be by[bw] the richness[bx] of the earth,
and by the dew of the sky above.
40 You will live by your sword
but you will serve your brother.
When you grow restless,
you will tear off his yoke
from your neck.”[by]

41 So Esau hated[bz] Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother.[ca] Esau said privately,[cb] “The time[cc] of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill[cd] my brother Jacob!”

42 When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said,[ce] she quickly summoned[cf] her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.[cg] 43 Now then, my son, do what I say.[ch] Run away immediately[ci] to my brother Laban in Haran. 44 Live with him for a little while[cj] until your brother’s rage subsides. 45 Stay there[ck] until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I’ll send someone to bring you back from there.[cl] Why should I lose both of you in one day?”[cm]

46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am deeply depressed[cn] because of the daughters of Heth.[co] If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!”[cp]

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 27:1 tn The clause begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making it subordinate to the main clause that follows later in the sentence.
  2. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”
  3. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “greater” (in terms of age).
  4. Genesis 27:1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Esau) is specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Genesis 27:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaac) is specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. Genesis 27:2 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here introduces a logically foundational statement, upon which the coming instruction will be based.
  7. Genesis 27:2 tn Heb “I do not know the day of my death.”
  8. Genesis 27:3 tn The Hebrew word is to be spelled either צַיִד (tsayid) following the marginal reading (Qere), or צֵידָה (tsedah) following the consonantal text (Kethib). Either way it is from the same root as the imperative צוּדָה (tsudah, “hunt down”).
  9. Genesis 27:4 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with the prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.
  10. Genesis 27:4 tn Heb “so that my soul may bless you.” The use of נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”) as the subject emphasizes that the blessing will be made with all Isaac’s desire and vitality. The conjunction “so that” closely relates the meal to the blessing, suggesting that this will be a ritual meal in conjunction with the giving of a formal blessing.
  11. Genesis 27:5 tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by a conjunction with the subject, followed by the predicate) here introduces a new scene in the story.
  12. Genesis 27:5 tc The LXX adds here “to his father,” which may have been accidentally omitted in the MT.
  13. Genesis 27:7 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with the prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.
  14. Genesis 27:7 tn The cohortative, with the prefixed conjunction, also expresses logical sequence. See vv. 4, 19, 27.
  15. Genesis 27:7 tn In her report to Jacob, Rebekah plays down Isaac’s strong desire to bless Esau by leaving out נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”), but by adding the phrase “in the presence of the Lord,” she stresses how serious this matter is.
  16. Genesis 27:8 tn Heb “listen to my voice.” The Hebrew idiom means “to comply; to obey.”
  17. Genesis 27:8 tn Heb “to that which I am commanding you.”
  18. Genesis 27:9 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with the prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.
  19. Genesis 27:10 tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive. It carries forward the tone of instruction initiated by the command to “go…and get” in the preceding verse.
  20. Genesis 27:10 tn The form is the perfect with the vav (ו) consecutive; it carries the future nuance of the preceding verbs of instruction, but by switching the subject to Jacob, indicates the expected result of the subterfuge.
  21. Genesis 27:10 tn Heb “so that.” The conjunction indicates purpose or result.
  22. Genesis 27:11 tn Heb “And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, ‘Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, but I am a smooth [skinned] man.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  23. Genesis 27:12 tn Heb “Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes like a mocker.” The Hebrew expression “I will be in his eyes like” means “I would appear to him as.”
  24. Genesis 27:13 tn Heb “upon me your curse.”
  25. Genesis 27:13 tn Heb “only listen to my voice.”
  26. Genesis 27:14 tn The words “the goats” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  27. Genesis 27:14 tn Heb “his mother.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “she” in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  28. Genesis 27:16 tn In the Hebrew text the object (“the skins of the young goats”) precedes the verb. The disjunctive clause draws attention to this key element in the subterfuge.
  29. Genesis 27:16 tn The word “hands” probably includes the forearms here. How the skins were attached is not specified in the Hebrew text; cf. NLT “she made him a pair of gloves.”
  30. Genesis 27:17 tn Heb “gave…into the hand of her . . . .”
  31. Genesis 27:18 tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  32. Genesis 27:18 sn Which are you, my son? Isaac’s first question shows that the deception is going to require more subterfuge than Rebekah had anticipated. Jacob will have to pull off the deceit.
  33. Genesis 27:19 tn Heb “get up and sit.” This may mean simply “sit up,” or it may indicate that he was to get up from his couch and sit at a table.
  34. Genesis 27:19 tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.” These words, though not reported by Rebekah to Jacob (see v. 7) accurately reflect what Isaac actually said to Esau (see v. 4). Perhaps Jacob knew more than Rebekah realized, but it is more likely that this was an idiom for sincere blessing with which Jacob was familiar. At any rate, his use of the precise wording was a nice, convincing touch.
  35. Genesis 27:20 tn Heb “What is this?” The enclitic pronoun “this” adds emphasis to the question, which is comparable to the English rhetorical question, “How in the world?”
  36. Genesis 27:20 tn Heb “you hastened to find.” In translation the infinitive becomes the main verb and the first verb becomes adverbial.
  37. Genesis 27:20 tn Heb “caused to meet before me.”
  38. Genesis 27:20 tn Heb “and he said, ‘Because the Lord your God….’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  39. Genesis 27:21 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative (with prefixed conjunction) indicates purpose or result.
  40. Genesis 27:21 tn Heb “Are you this one, Esau, my son, or not?” On the use of the interrogative particle here, see BDB 210 s.v. הֲ.
  41. Genesis 27:23 tn Heb “and he blessed him.” The referents of the pronouns “he” (Isaac) and “him” (Jacob) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
  42. Genesis 27:24 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  43. Genesis 27:25 tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  44. Genesis 27:25 tn Heb “Bring near to me and I will eat of the wild game, my son.” Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.
  45. Genesis 27:25 tn Heb “so that my soul may bless you.” The presence of נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”) as subject emphasizes Isaac’s heartfelt desire to do this. The conjunction indicates that the ritual meal must be first eaten before the formal blessing may be given.
  46. Genesis 27:25 tn Heb “and he brought”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  47. Genesis 27:25 tn Heb “and he drank”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  48. Genesis 27:27 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  49. Genesis 27:27 tn Heb “and he smelled the smell”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  50. Genesis 27:27 tn Heb “see.”
  51. Genesis 27:28 tn Heb “and from the dew of the sky.”
  52. Genesis 27:28 tn Heb “and from the fatness.”
  53. Genesis 27:29 tn Heb “and be.” The verb is an imperative, which is used rhetorically in this oracle of blessing. It is an invitation to exercise authority over his brothers and indicates that he is granted such authority by the patriarch of the family. Furthermore, the blessing enables the recipient to accomplish this.
  54. Genesis 27:29 tn The Hebrew word is גְבִיר (gevir, “lord, mighty one”). The one being blessed will be stronger and therefore more powerful than his brother. See Gen 25:23. The feminine form of this rare noun means “mistress” or “queen-mother.”
  55. Genesis 27:29 tn Following the imperative, the prefixed verbal form (which is either an imperfect or a jussive) with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.
  56. Genesis 27:30 tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the finite form of the verb makes the construction emphatic.
  57. Genesis 27:30 tn Heb “the presence of Isaac his father.” The repetition of the proper name (“Isaac”) was replaced by the referent (“his father’s…”) for stylistic reasons.
  58. Genesis 27:30 tn Heb “and Esau his brother came from his hunt.”
  59. Genesis 27:31 tn Heb “and he said to his father”; the referent of “he” (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity, while the words “his father” have been replaced by the pronoun “him” for stylistic reasons.
  60. Genesis 27:31 tn Or “arise” (i.e., sit up).
  61. Genesis 27:31 tn Heb “so that your soul may bless me.”
  62. Genesis 27:32 tn Heb “said.”
  63. Genesis 27:32 tn Heb “and he said, ‘I [am] your son, your firstborn.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged for stylistic reasons.
  64. Genesis 27:33 tn Heb “and Isaac trembled with a great trembling to excess.” The verb “trembled” is joined with a cognate accusative, which is modified by an adjective “great,” and a prepositional phrase “to excess.” All of this is emphatic, showing the violence of Isaac’s reaction to the news.
  65. Genesis 27:33 tn Heb “Who then is he who hunted game and brought [it] to me so that I ate from all before you arrived and blessed him?”
  66. Genesis 27:34 tn The temporal clause is introduced with the temporal indicator and has the infinitive as its verb.
  67. Genesis 27:34 tn Heb “and he yelled [with] a great and bitter yell to excess.”
  68. Genesis 27:35 tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  69. Genesis 27:35 tn Or “took”; “received.”
  70. Genesis 27:36 tn Heb “Is he not rightly named Jacob?” The rhetorical question, since it expects a positive reply, has been translated as a declarative statement.
  71. Genesis 27:36 sn He has tripped me up. When originally given, the name Jacob was a play on the word “heel” (see Gen 25:26). The name (since it is a verb) probably means something like “may he protect,” that is, as a rearguard, dogging the heels. This name was probably chosen because of the immediate association with the incident of grabbing the heel. Esau gives the name “Jacob” a negative connotation here, the meaning “to trip up; to supplant.”
  72. Genesis 27:38 tn Heb “Bless me, me also, my father.” The words “my father” have not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  73. Genesis 27:38 tn Heb “and Esau lifted his voice and wept.”
  74. Genesis 27:39 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) calls for someone’s attention.
  75. Genesis 27:39 tn Or “next to.” The preposition מִן (min) generally indicates the source of something or separation from something, and so is often rendered “from.” Older translations (KJV, ASV, Douay-Rheims, Young’s, JPS) took the preposition as indicating source: “of the fatness of the earth.” More recent translations (NASB, NIV, ESV, NLV) take it as separative: “away from the fatness.” In Jacob’s blessing the preposition works with the verb “give” and indicates source. In Esau’s blessing the preposition functions in a nominal clause and modifies “your dwelling.” HALOT says that מִן can point “to the place… where something can be found” and thus means “in” in Gen 2:8; Lev 14:41; 2 Sam 5:13; Ezra 1:4; Job 30:30; Isa 5:26; 23:7 (HALOT 597, s.v.). In combination with the verb “to dwell,” the preposition מִן means “by,” “next to,” or “across from” (Ruth 2:14; 1 Sam 20:25; Ezek 16:46; Jonah 4:5). The closest parallel for the noun “dwelling” is Gen 10:30 where מִן as “away from” is not possible (rather “at” or “beginning at.”) sn In contrast to Jacob, to whom God will give some of earth’s fatness and heaven’s dew, Esau will dwell next to these. Esau himself continues to dwell with Isaac in Canaan, so perhaps he dwells “at” or “in” the richness of the land. But the land of his descendants, Edom, is more arid and might be considered “next to” or “across from” Canaan. The main contrast seems to be that God will give Jacob something, while Esau will have access to two of the same things. “Grain” and “wine” are not repeated for Esau, which may also reflect different conditions in Edom and Canaan.
  76. Genesis 27:39 tn Heb “from the fatness.”
  77. Genesis 27:40 sn You will tear off his yoke from your neck. It may be that this prophetic blessing found its fulfillment when Jerusalem fell and Edom got its revenge. The oracle makes Edom subservient to Israel and suggests the Edomites would live away from the best land and be forced to sustain themselves by violent measures.
  78. Genesis 27:41 tn Or “bore a grudge against” (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV). The Hebrew verb שָׂטַם (satam) describes persistent hatred.
  79. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “because of the blessing which his father blessed him.”
  80. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “said in his heart.” The expression may mean “said to himself.” Even if this is the case, v. 42 makes it clear that he must have shared his intentions with someone, because the news reached Rebekah.
  81. Genesis 27:41 tn Heb “days.”
  82. Genesis 27:41 tn The cohortative here expresses Esau’s determined resolve to kill Jacob.
  83. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “and the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah.”
  84. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “she sent and called for.”
  85. Genesis 27:42 tn Heb “is consoling himself with respect to you to kill you.” The only way Esau had of dealing with his anger at the moment was to plan to kill his brother after the death of Isaac.
  86. Genesis 27:43 tn Heb “listen to my voice.”
  87. Genesis 27:43 tn Heb “arise, flee.”
  88. Genesis 27:44 tn Heb “a few days.” Rebekah probably downplays the length of time Jacob will be gone, perhaps to encourage him and assure him that things will settle down soon. She probably expects Esau’s anger to die down quickly. However, Jacob ends up being gone 20 years and he never sees Rebekah again.
  89. Genesis 27:45 tn The words “stay there” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  90. Genesis 27:45 tn Heb “and I will send and I will take you from there.” The verb “send” has no object in the Hebrew text; one must be supplied in the translation. Either “someone” or “a message” could be supplied, but since in those times a message would require a messenger, “someone” has been used.
  91. Genesis 27:45 tn If Jacob stayed, he would be killed and Esau would be forced to run away.
  92. Genesis 27:46 tn Heb “loathe my life.” The Hebrew verb translated “loathe” refers to strong disgust (see Lev 20:23).
  93. Genesis 27:46 tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (see also Gen 23:3), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.
  94. Genesis 27:46 tn Heb “If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, why to me life?”
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27 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.

8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto 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 discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, 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.

26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

27 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:

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these 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?

37 And Isaac answered 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 do now unto thee, my son?

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

40 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.

41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

45 Until thy brother's anger 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 one day?

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take 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?

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