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Genesis 27:18-29

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.

24Again he askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Are youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859reallyזֶ֖הzehH2088my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215?”And he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I amאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589.”

25“Serveהַגִּ֤שָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066me,”saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Isaac, “and let me eatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙ve.'o.khe.LahH398some of my son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121gameמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718,so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315may bless youתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288.”Jacob brought itוַיַּגֶּשׁ־vai.ya.gesh-H5066to him,and he ateוַיֹּאכַ֔לvai.yo.KhalH398;then he broughtוַיָּ֧בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935himwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and he drankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃vai.Ye.shetH8354.

26Then his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994come nearגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066and kissוּשְׁקָה־u.she.kah-H5401me,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.”

27So he came nearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.When Isaac smelledוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306אֶת־'et-H853רֵ֥יחַRei.achH7381his clothingבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,he blessed himוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Ahרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,the smellרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381of my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121is like the smellכְּרֵ֣יחַke.Rei.achH7381of a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288.

28May Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414to youthe dewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the richnessוּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖יu.mish.ma.NeiH4924of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—an abundanceוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of grainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and new wineוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492.

29May peoplesעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serve youיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647and nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bow downוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812to you.May you beהֱוֵ֤הhe.VehH1933the masterגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376of your brothersלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,and may the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to you.May those who curse youאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779be cursedאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779,and those who bless youוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288be blessedבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288.”

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