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Genesis 25:19-34

19AndthesearethegenerationsH8435ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121:AbrahamH85begatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20andIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhetookH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianofPaddan-aram,thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269ofLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrian,tobeH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedH6279Jehovahforhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseshewasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135:andJehovahwasentreatedH6279ofhim,andRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedH2029.

22Andthechildrenstruggledtogetherwithinher;andshesaidH559,IfitbesoH3651, whereforedoIlive?AndshewenttoinquireofJehovah.

23AndJehovahsaidH559untoher,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471areinthywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,Andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesH3816shallbeseparatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504fromthybowelsH4578:Andtheonepeopleshallbestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553thantheotherpeople;Andtheeldershallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24Andwhenherdaysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117tobedeliveredwerefulfilled,behold,thereweretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380inherwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25Andthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223cameH3318forthH3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,alloverlikeahairygarment;andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26AndafterthatcameH3318forthH3318hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,andhishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027hadholdH270onEsau’sheelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119;andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wasthreescoreyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenshebarethem.

27AndtheboysgrewH1431:andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215wasH1961askilfulhunter,amanH376ofthefieldH7704;andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290wasH1961aquietmanH376,dwellingH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28NowIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,becausehedid eatofhisvenison:andRebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290boiled pottage:andEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameH935infromthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,andhewasfaint:

30andEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, Feedme,Ipraythee,withthatsameredH122pottage;forIamfaint:thereforeH3651washisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376mefirstthybirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidH559,Behold,Iamabouttodieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191:andwhatprofitshallthebirthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062dotome?

33AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559,SwearH7650tomefirst;andhesware untohim:andhesoldH4376hisbirthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899andpottageoflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742;andhedideatH398anddrinkH8354,androseH6965up,andwenthisway:soEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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