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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 27, Verse 5

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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.
King James Version
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].
American Standard Version
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
New English Translation
Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,
World English Bible
Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. 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.
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And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: