1. Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."
2. Isaac said, "Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death.
3. Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;
4. and prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die."
5. Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home,
6. Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying,
7. 'Bring me some game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.'