And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
And his mother said ... Upon me be thy curse. His conscience being soothed by his mother, preparations were hastily made for carrying out the device; consisting, first, of a kid's flesh, which, made into a ragout, spiced with salt, onions, garlic, and lemon-juice, might easily be passed off on a blind old man, with blunted senses, as game; secondly, of pieces of goats' skin bound on his hands and neck, its soft silken hair resembling that on the cheek of a young man; thirdly, of the long white robe-the vestment of the first-born, which, transmitted from father to son, and kept in a chest among fragrant herbs and perfumed flowers, used much in the East to keep away moths-his mother provided for him. х Beged (H899), plural bªgaadiym (H899);] - the wide-flowing outer garment of the Orientals, generally a costly robe (Genesis 41:42; 1 Kings 22:10; 1 Chronicles 18:9). х Hachªmudot (H2532), goodly; margin, desirable; Septuagint, teen stoleen teen kaleen. Stolee denotes the elegant upper garment of the higher classes (Mark 12:38; Luke 15:22).] Blunt considers the "goodly raiment" put upon Jacob on this occasion was the sacerdotal robe of the family, appropriated to the first-born; and in support of this view, shows that the two words used in the original are applied, though not exclusively, yet for the most part, to priests and sacred things - "raiment" (Exodus 35:19; Leviticus 10:6; Leviticus 21:10; Deuteronomy 29:5) and "goodly" (2 Chronicles 36:10; Isaiah 64:11; Lamentations 1:10).