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give his blessing
It was customary for fathers to formally express their desire for good things to happen to their children. Normally the older son received the best promise. Isaac wanted this extra prosperity to happen to Esau.
tricked him
The word "trick" means to do something to deliberately deceive someone. Rebekah came up with a plan to deceive Isaac into giving Jacob the special blessing instead of Esau.
pretend
The word "pretend" shows how Jacob would deceive his father (who had very poor eyesight in his old age).
goatskins
The hairiness of the goatskins would make Jacob feel like Esau.