⁵ Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country^(A) to hunt game and bring it back, ⁶ Rebekah said to her son Jacob,^(B) “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, ⁷ ‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’^{(C) 8} Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:^{(D) 9} Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats,^(E) so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.^{(F) 10} Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing^(G) before he dies.”

¹¹ Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man^(H) while I have smooth skin. ¹² What if my father touches me?^(I) I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse^(J) on myself rather than a blessing.”

¹³ His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.^(K) Just do what I say;^(L) go and get them for me.”

¹⁴ So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.^{(M) 15} Then Rebekah took the best clothes^(N) of Esau her older son,^(O) which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. ¹⁶ She also covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.^{(P) 17} Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.