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Genesis 28:1-9

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledH7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,andblessedH1288him,andchargedhim,andsaidH559untohim, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,gotoPaddan-aram,tothehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1;andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947theeawifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802fromthenceofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee,andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509theefruitfulH6509,andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee,thatthou mayestbeH1961acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesH5971;

4andgiveH5414theetheblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,tothee,andtothyseedH2233withthee;thatthou mayestinheritH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971awayH7971JacobH3290:andhewenttoPaddan-aramuntoLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrian,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sandEsau’smotherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6NowEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290andsentH7971himawayH7971toPaddan-aram,totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947himawifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802fromthence;andthatasheblessedH1288himhegavehimacharge,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7andthatJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andwasgonetoPaddan-aram:

8andEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawH7200thatthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasednotIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9andEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wentuntoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,andtookH3947,besidesthewivesH802thathehad,Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,thesisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032,tobehiswifeH802.

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