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Genesis 27:1-4

1Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327wasוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204and his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869were so weakוַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָva.tikh.Hei.naH3543that he could no longer seeמֵרְאֹ֑תme.re.'OtH7200,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853his olderהַגָּדֹ֗לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו׀'e.SavH6215and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “My sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121.” “Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009,” Esaurepliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413.

2“Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,”saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Isaac, “I am nowנָ֖אna'H4994oldזָקַ֑נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,and I do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

3וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258Takeשָׂא־ נָ֣אsa'- na'H5375 H4994your weaponsכֵלֶ֔יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627—your quiverתֶּלְיְךָ֖tel.ye.KhaH8522and bowוְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָve.kash.Te.chaH7198—and go outוְצֵא֙ve.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to huntוְצ֥וּדָהve.Tzu.dahH6679some gameצָֽיִד׃tzeidH6718for me.

4Then prepareוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213a tasty dishמַטְעַמִּ֜יםmat.'a.MimH4303thatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I loveאָהַ֛בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157and bringוְהָבִ֥יאָהve.ha.Vi.'ahH935it to meto eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,so thatבַּעֲב֛וּרba.'a.VurH5668Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315may blessתְּבָרֶכְךָ֥te.va.rekh.KhaH1288you beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.”

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