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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 27, Verse 4

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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;
King James Version
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
American Standard Version
and make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
New English Translation
Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then I will eat it so that I may bless you before I die.”
World English Bible
Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die."
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And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].
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And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
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Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
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Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
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And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
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And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:
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My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
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And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them].
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And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.