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Genesis 25:21-26

21Later, Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068on behalf ofלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135.And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heard his prayerוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279,and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22But the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121inside herבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130struggled with each otherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533,and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־ כֵּ֔ןva.To.mer 'im- KenH559 H518 H3651, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100is thisזֶּ֖הzehH2088happening to meאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595?”So Rebekah wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to inquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

23andיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068He declaredto herוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in your wombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816from within youמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578will be separatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504;one peopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816will be strongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816,and the olderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227will serveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647the youngerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.”

24When her timeיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117cameוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390to give birthלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205,there were indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009twinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in her wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25The firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223one came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י כֻּלּ֖וֹ'ad.mo.Ni ku.LoH132 H3605,covered with hairשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181like a fur coatכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155;so they named himוַיִּקְרְא֥וּ שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.re.'U she.MoH7121 H8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֞ןkhenH3651,his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251came outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318graspingאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119וְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027;so he was namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.And Isaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327was sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when the twins were bornבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

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