22. So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.”
23. He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.
24. Then he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” “I am,” Jacob replied.
25. Isaac said, “Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. Then I will bless you.” So Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac drank.
26. Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here and kiss me, my son.”
27. So Jacob went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent of his clothing, he blessed him, saying,“Yes, my son smellslike the scent of an open fieldwhich the Lord has blessed.
28. May God give youthe dew of the skyand the richness of the earth,and plenty of grain and new wine.
29. May peoples serve youand nations bow down to you.You will be lord over your brothers,and the sons of your mother will bow down to you.May those who curse you be cursed,and those who bless you be blessed.”
30. Isaac had just finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, when his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
31. He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau said to him, “My father, get up and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.”
32. His father Isaac asked, “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” he replied, “Esau!”
33. Isaac began to shake violently and asked, “Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!”