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Genesis 25:27-34

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.)

31“Firstכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376meyour birthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062,”Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

32“Lookהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215, “I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595about to dieהוֹלֵ֖ךְ לָמ֑וּתho.Lekh la.MutH1980 H4191,so what goodוְלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הve.la.mah- zehH4100 H2088is a birthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062to me?”

33“Swear to me firstהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650כַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117,”Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So Esau sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to Jacoband soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376אֶת־'et-H853himלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290the birthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062.

34Then Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414some breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and lentilעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742stewוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215, whoateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and then got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and went awayוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980.Thus Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959his birthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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