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2 6 : I S A A C
B L E S S E S
CHAPTER 26:
Jacob Obtains The
Blessing Of The Firstborn
(26:1-35; cf. Gen. 27)
2114 A.M.
1 And in the seventh year of
this week Isaac called Esau, his
elder son, and said unto him:
“I am old, my son, and behold
my eyes are dim in seeing,
and I know not the day of my
death. 2 And now take thy
hunting weapons, thy quiver
and thy bow, and go out to
the field, and hunt and catch
me (venison), my son, and
make me savoury meat, such
as my soul loveth, and bring
it to me that I may eat, and
that my soul may bless thee
before I die.” 3 But Rebecca
heard Isaac speaking to Esau.
4 And Esau went forth early
to the field to hunt and catch
and bring home to his father.
5 And Rebecca called Jacob,
her son, and said unto him:
“Behold, I heard Isaac, thy
father, speak unto Esau, thy
brother, saying: ‘Hunt for me,
and make me savoury meat,
and bring (it) to me that I
may eat and bless thee before
Yahuah before I die.’ 6 And
now, my son, obey my voice
in that which I command
thee: Go to thy flock and
fetch me two good kids of the
goats, and I will make them
J A C O B
savoury meat for thy father,
such as he loveth, and thou
shalt bring (it) to thy father
that he may eat and bless
thee before Yahuah before he
die, and that thou mayst be
blessed.” 7 And Jacob said to
Rebecca his mother: “Mother,
I shall not withhold anything
which my father would eat,
and which would please him:
only I fear, my mother, that he
will recognise my voice and
wish to touch me. 8 And thou
knowest that I am smooth,
and Esau, my brother, is hairy,
and I shall appear before his
eyes as an evildoer, and shall
do a deed which he had not
commanded me, and he will
be wroth with me, and I shall
bring upon myself a curse,
and not a blessing.” 9 And
Rebecca, his mother, said
unto him: “Upon me be thy
curse, my son, only obey my
voice.” 10 And Jacob obeyed
the voice of Rebecca, his
mother, and went and fetched
two good and fat kids of the
goats, and brought them to his
mother, and his mother made
them (savoury meat) such as
he loved. 11 And Rebecca
took the goodly raiment of
Esau, her elder son, which was
with her in the house, and she
clothed Jacob, her younger
son, (with them), and she put
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