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Genesis 27 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:1 - And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:2 - And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - Now then take thy weapons, both thy quiver and thy bow, and go into the plain, and get me venison,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - And Rebecca heard Isaac speaking to Esau his son; and Esau went to the plain to procure venison for his father.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:6 - And Rebecca said to Jacob her younger son, Behold, I heard thy father speaking to Esau thy brother, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:7 - Bring me venison, and prepare me meats, that I may eat and bless thee before the Lord before I die.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:8 - Now then, my son, hearken to me, as I command thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9 - And go to the cattle and take for me thence two kids, tender and good, and I will make them meats for thy father, as he likes.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:10 - And thou shalt bring them in to thy father, and he shall eat, that thy father may bless thee before he dies.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:11 - And Jacob said to his mother Rebecca, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:12 - Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill-intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:13 - And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, son; only hearken to my voice, and go and bring them me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:14 - So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:15 - And Rebecca having taken the fine raiment of her elder son Esau which was with her in the house, put it on Jacob her younger son.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:16 - And she put on his arms the skins of the kids, and on the bare parts of his neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:17 - And she gave the meats, and the loaves which she had prepared, into the hands of Jacob her son.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:18 - And he brought them to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I am here; who art thou, son?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:20 - And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:21 - And Isaac said to Jacob, Draw nigh to me, and I will feel thee, son, if thou art my son Esau or not.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:22 - And Jacob drew nigh to his father Isaac, and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 - And he knew him not, for his hands were as the hands of his brother Esau, hairy; and he blessed him,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:24 - and he said, Art thou my son Esau? and he said, I am.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25 - And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of thy venison, son, that my soul may bless thee; and he brought it near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26 - And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27 - And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:28 - And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:30 - And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - And he also had made meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:32 - And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy first-born son Esau.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:34 - And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35 - And he said to him, Thy brother has come with subtlety, and taken thy blessing.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for lo! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast thou not left a blessing for me, father?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 - And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with corn and wine, what then shall I do for thee, son?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:38 - And Esau said to his father, Hast thou only one blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And [fn]Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:39 - And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 - And thou shalt live by thy sword, and shalt serve thy brother; and there shall be a time when thou shalt break and loosen his yoke from off thy neck.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - And Esau was angry with Jacob because of the blessing, with which his father blessed him; and Esau said in his mind, Let the days of my father's mourning draw nigh, that I may slay my brother Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:42 - And the words of Esau her elder son were reported to Rebecca, and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, Esau thy brother threatens thee to kill thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:43 - Now then, my son, hear my voice, and rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia to Laban my brother into Charran.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:44 - And dwell with him certain days, until thy brother's anger
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45 - and rage depart from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; and I will send and fetch thee thence, lest at any time I should be bereaved of you both in one day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:46 - And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?
BES Footnotes
Heb. — Isaac being troubled.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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