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Genesis 27:22-40

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.

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