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Genesis 27:18-23

18So Jacob wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.” “Here I amהִנֶּ֔נִּיhi.Ne.niH2009!”he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Which oneמִ֥יmiH4310are youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”

19Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, “Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595am Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215,your firstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָbe.kho.Rekh.khaH1060.I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you told meדִּבַּ֖רְתָּ אֵלָ֑יdi.Bar.ta 'e.LaiH1696 H413.Pleaseקֽוּם־ נָ֣אkum- na'H4994 H6965sit upשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427and eatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398some of my gameמִצֵּידִ֔יmi.tzei.DiH6718,so thatבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315may bless meתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288.”

20But Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, “Howמַה־mah-H4100did you ever findלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672it soזֶּ֛הzehH2088quicklyמִהַ֥רְתָּmi.Har.taH4116,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121?” “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtהִקְרָ֛הhik.RahH7136itto meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440,”he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

21Then Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994come closerגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066so I can touch youוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.Are youהַֽאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859reallyזֶ֛הzehH2088my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,orאִם־'im-H518notלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808?”

22So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290came closeוַיִּגַּ֧שׁvai.yi.GashH5066toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,who touched himוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּvay.mu.She.huH4959and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The voiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963is the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,but the handsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027are the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.”

23Isaacdid notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808recognize himהִכִּיר֔וֹhi.ki.RoH5234,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961hairyשְׂעִרֹ֑תse.'i.RotH8163like thoseכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027of his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215;so he blessed himוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huH1288.

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