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Genesis 27:29-37

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.”

30וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As soon asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had finishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615blessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶֽת־'et-H853himיַעֲקֹב֒ וַיְהִ֗י אַ֣ךְya.'a.Ko vay.Hi 'akhH3290 H1961 H389and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב מֵאֵ֥תya.'a.Ko me.'EtH3290 H854had leftH3318his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1presenceפְּנֵ֖י יִצְחָ֣קpe.Nei yitz.ChakH6440 H3327,his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Esauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215returnedבָּ֖אba'H935from the huntמִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mi.tzei.DoH6718.

31Heהוּא֙hu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213some tasty foodמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303,broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935it to his fatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1him, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sit upיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965and eatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of your son’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121gameמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718,so thatבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315may bless meתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288.”

32But his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859?” “Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589am Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215,your firstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,”he answeredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

33Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327began to tremble violentlyוַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד חֲרָדָה֮ גְּדֹלָ֣ה עַד־ מְאֹד֒vai.ye.che.Rad cha.ra.Dah ge.do.Lah 'ad- me.'OdH2729 H2731 H1419 H5704 H3966and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310was itה֣וּאhu'H1931,thenאֵפ֡וֹא'e.Fo'H645,who huntedהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679the gameצַיִד֩tza.YidH6718and brought itוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935to me?Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962you came inתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,I ateוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398it allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605and blessed himוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288—and indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,he will beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288!”

34When Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697,he let outוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817a loudגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419and bitterוּמָרָ֖ה עַד־ מְאֹ֑דu.ma.Rah 'ad- me.'OdH4751 H5704 H3966cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, “Bless meבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288tooגַם־ אָ֖נִיgam- 'A.niH1571 H589,O my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1!”

35But Isaac repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.MahH4820and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947your blessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.”

36So Esau declaredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he not rightlyהֲכִי֩ha.KhiH3588namedקָרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹka.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290?For he has cheated meוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙ זֶ֣הvai.ya'.ke.Ve.ni zehH6117 H2088twiceפַעֲמַ֔יִםfa.'a.Ma.yimH6471אֶת־'et-H853.He tookלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947my birthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062,andוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258he has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947my blessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.”Then he askedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Haven’tהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808you savedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293for me?”

37But Isaacיִצְחָ֜ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶרyitz.Chak vai.Yo.merH3327 H559answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215: “Lookהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוsam.TivH7760himyour masterגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414himallכָּל־kol-H3605his relativesאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251as servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;I have sustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564himwith grainוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715and new wineוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492.Whatמָ֥הmahH4100is leftאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645that I can do for youאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”

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