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Genesis 25:25-30

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.

27When the boysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grew upוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431,Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a skillfulיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718,a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704,while Jacobאִ֣ישׁ וְיַעֲקֹב֙'ish ve.ya.'a.KoH3290 H376was a quietתָּ֔םTamH8535manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376who stayedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at homeאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327had a tasteבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310for wild gameצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718אֶת־'et-H853,he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215;but Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157אֶֽת־'et-H853Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29One day, while Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290was cookingוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102some stewנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138,Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215came inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704andוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was famishedעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889.

30Heעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, “Let me eatהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי נָא֙hal.'i.Te.ni na'H3938 H4994some ofמִן־min-H4480thatהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088redהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122stewהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I amאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595famishedעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889.” (That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651he was also calledקָרָֽא־ שְׁמ֖וֹka.ra'- she.MoH7121 H8034Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.)

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