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Genesis 25:21-26

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.

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