¹⁰ Now ^(A)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, ^(B)and he kissed them and embraced them.

²⁷ So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments ^(A)and blessed him and said,

Isaac Blesses Jacob

27 When Isaac was old and ^(A)his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”

Evil and Oppression

²⁰ And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, ^(A)“Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

¹⁵ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old ^(A)and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

² At that time Eli, ^(A)whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

¹⁵ And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him.