Jacob Receives the Blessing

18So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

19And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please rise, sit, and eat from my game, so that your soul may bless me.”

20Then Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you found it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “Because Yahweh your God caused it to happen before me.”

21Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

22So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are Esau’s hands.”

23And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like the hands of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

24He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he said, “I am.”

25And he said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near, please, and kiss me, my son.”

27So he came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed.”

28May God give you some of the dew of heaven, and some of the richness of the earth, and an abundance of grain and new wine.

29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.