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10 And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat and declare his blessing upon you before his death.

11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.

12 Suppose my father feels me; I will seem to him to be a cheat and an imposter, and I will bring [his] curse on me and not [his] blessing.

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10 Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing(A) before he dies.”

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

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