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Genesis 27

1Anditcametopass,thatwhenIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327wasH1961old,andhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869wereH1961dim,sothathecouldnotseeמֵרְאֹ֑תme.re.'OtH7200,hecalledH7121Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו׀'e.SavH6215hiseldersonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121,andsaidH559untohim,Mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121:andhesaidH559untohim,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amH1961I.

2AndhesaidH559,Beholdnow,Iamoldזָקַ֑נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofmydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

3NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258takeשָׂא־sa'-H5375,Ipraythee, thyweaponsכֵלֶ֔יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627, thyquiverandthybowוְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָve.kash.Te.chaH7198,andgoוְצֵא֙ve.Tze'H3318outtothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,andtakeH5375mevenison;

4andmakeH6213mesavoryמַטְעַמִּ֜יםmat.'a.MimH4303food,suchasIloveאָהַ֛בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157,andbringוְהָבִ֥יאָהve.ha.Vi.'ahH935ittome,thatImayeatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398;thatmysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֶכְךָ֥te.va.rekh.KhaH1288theebeforeIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

5AndRebekahוְרִבְקָ֣הve.riv.KahH7259heardH8085whenIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327spaketoEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wentH935tothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704tohuntלָצ֥וּדla.TzudH6679forvenison,andtobringלְהָבִֽיא׃le.ha.Vi'H935it.

6AndRebekahוְרִבְקָה֙ve.riv.KahH7259spake untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290hersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,sayingH559,Behold,IheardH8085thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1speakמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696untoEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,sayingH559,

7Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935mevenison,andmakeH6213mesavoryמַטְעַמִּ֖יםmat.'a.MimH4303food,thatImayeatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,andblessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288theebeforeJehovahbeforemydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

8NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeymyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963accordingtothatwhichIcommandמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680thee.

9Gonowtotheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629,andfetchmefromthencetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147goodטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896kidsofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795;andIwillmakeH6213themsavoryמַטְעַמִּ֛יםmat.'a.MimH4303foodH4303forthyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,suchasheloveth:

10andthou shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935ittothyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,thathemayeatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,sothathemayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theebeforehisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559toRebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,Behold,Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251isahairymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,andIamasmoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1peradventurewillfeelיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959me,andIshallseemtohimasadeceiver;andIshallbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935acurseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045uponme,andnotablessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.

13Andhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidH559untohim,Uponmebethycurseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121;onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389obeymyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963,andgo fetchmethem.

14AndhewentH935,andfetched,andbroughtH935themtohismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517:andhismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeH6213savoryמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303foodH4303,suchashisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedH157.

15AndRebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259tookH3947thegoodlygarmentsH899ofEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215hereldersonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121,whichwerewithherinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,andputH3847themuponJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290heryoungerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121;

16andsheputH3847theskinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785ofthekidsofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795uponhishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,anduponthesmoothofhisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677:

17andshegaveH5414thesavoryהַמַּטְעַמִּ֛יםha.mat.'a.MimH4303foodH3899andthebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,whichshehadprepared,intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofhersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

18AndhecameH935untohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:andhesaidH559,Hereהִנֶּ֔נִּיhi.Ne.niH2009amI;whoart thou,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,IamEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215thy first-born;Ihavedoneaccordingasthou badestme:ariseקֽוּם־kum-H6965,Ipraythee,sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427andeatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398ofmyvenison,thatthysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidH559untohissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,HowH4100isitthatthou hastfoundלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672itsoquicklyH4116,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121?AndhesaidH559,BecauseJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430sentmegoodspeed.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Comenear,Ipraythee,thatImayfeelוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184thee,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,whetherthoubemyverysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215ornot.

22AndJacobH3290wentnearuntoIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;andhefeltH4959him,andsaidH559,Thevoiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963isJacob’svoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,butthehandsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027arethehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

23Andhediscernedhimnot,becausehishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027wereH1961hairy,ashisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau’shandsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027:soheblessedH1288him.

24AndhesaidH559, Art thoumyverysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

25AndhesaidH559,BringH935itneartome,andIwilleatH398ofmyson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121venison,thatmysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.AndhebroughtH935itneartohim,andhedideatH398:andhebroughtH935himwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,andhedrankH8354.

26Andhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559untohim,Comenearnow,andkissme,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

27Andhecamenear,andkissedH5401him:andhesmelledוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306thesmellH7306ofhisraiment,andblessedH1288him,andsaidH559,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,thesmellH7306ofmysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121IsasthesmellH7306ofafieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704whichJehovahhathblessedH1288:

28AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414theeofthedewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Andofthefatnessoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andplentyofgrainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715andnewוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492:

29LetpeoplesH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee,Andnationsbowוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812tothee:Belordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thybrethren,Andlet thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH7812downH7812tothee:CursedH779beeveryonethatcurseth thee,AndblessedH1288beeveryonethatblesseth thee.

30AnditcameH935topass,assoonasIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadmadeanendH3615ofblessingH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wasH1961yetscarcegoneH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,thatEsauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameH935infromhishunting.

31Andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571madeH6213savoryמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303food,andbroughtH935ituntohisfatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1;andhesaidH559untohisfatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1,Letmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965,andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398ofhisson’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121venison,thatthysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

32AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidH559untohim,Whoart thou?AndhesaidH559,Iamthysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thy first-born,Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

33AndIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledH2729veryH3966exceedinglyH3966,andsaidH559,Whothenishethathathtakenvenison,andbroughtH935itme,andIhaveeatenH398ofallbeforethou camest,andhaveblessedH1288him? yea,andheshallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961blessedH1288.

34WhenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,hecriedH6817withanexceedinggreatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419andbitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818,andsaidH559untohisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me,evenmealsoגַם־gam-H1571,Omyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

35AndhesaidH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameH935withguile,andhathtakenH3947awayH3947thyblessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.

36AndhesaidH559,Isnotherightlynamedשְׁמ֜וֹshe.MoH8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290?forhehathsupplantedmethesetwotimesH6471:hetookH3947awayH3947mybirthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062;and,behold,nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258hehathtakenH3947awayH3947myblessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.AndhesaidH559, Hast thounotreservedablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293forme?

37AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327answeredandsaidH559untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215,Behold,IhavemadeH6213himthylordגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376,andallhisbrethrenhaveIgivenH5414tohimforservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;andwithgrainוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715andnewוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492haveIsustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him:andwhatthenshallIdoforthee,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

38AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, Hast thoubutoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293,myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me,evenmealsoגַם־gam-H1571,Omyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.AndEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1answeredandsaidH559untohim,Behold,ofthefatnessoftheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thydwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186,Andofthedewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064fromabove;

40Andbythyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719shalt thouliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421,andthou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251;Anditshallcometopass,whenthou shaltbreakloose,Thatthou shalt shakehisyokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923fromoffthyneckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.

41AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215hatedJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290becauseoftheblessingהַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293wherewithhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1blessedH1288him:andEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117ofmourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60formyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1areathand;thenwillIslayH2026mybrotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

42Andthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215hereldersonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121weretoldH5046toRebekahלְרִבְקָ֔הle.riv.KahH7259;andshesentH7971andcalledH7121Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290heryoungerהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121,andsaidH559untohim,Behold, thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215,astouching thee, dothcomfortH5162himself, purposingtokillלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

43NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeymyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963;andariseוְק֧וּםve.KumH6965,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thoutoLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251toHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771;

44andtarrywithhimafewdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,untilthybrother’sאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251furyturnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725awayH7725;

45untilthybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251angerאַף־'af-H639turnשׁ֨וּבshuvH7725awayH7971fromthee,andheforgetוְשָׁכַח֙ve.sha.KhachH7911thatwhichthou hastdonetohim:thenIwillsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖יve.sha.lach.TiH7971,andfetch theefromthence:whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100shouldIbebereavedH7921ofyoubothinoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

46AndRebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259saidH559toIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327,Iam wearyofmylifeבְחַיַּ֔יve.chai.YaiH2416becauseofthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845:ifJacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290takeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנֽוֹת־mi.be.not-H1323ofHethחֵ֤תchetH2845,suchasthese,ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatgoodshallmylifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416dome?

Commentaries on Genesis 27

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