23. But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24. “But are you really my son Esau?” he asked.“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
25. Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.
26. Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”
27. So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the lord has blessed!
28. “From the dew of heavenand the richness of the earth,may God always give you abundant harvests of grainand bountiful new wine.