Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 27:30-40

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?”

38Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, “Do you have only oneאַחַ֤ת הִֽוא־'a.Chat hi'-H259 H1931blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?Bless meבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288tooגַם־ אָ֖נִיgam- 'A.niH1571 H589,O my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1!”Then Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058aloudוַיִּשָּׂ֥א קֹל֖וֹvai.yi.Sa' ko.LoH5375 H6963.

39His fatherאָבִ֖יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑יו'a.Viv vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH1 H559 H413Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327answered himוַיַּ֛עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009,your dwelling placeמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186shall beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961away from the richnessמִשְׁמַנֵּ֤יmish.ma.NeiH4924of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,away from the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמֵעָֽל׃me.'AlH5921.

40You shall liveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853byוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the swordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719and serveתַּעֲבֹ֑ד וְהָיָה֙ta.'a.Vod ve.ha.YahH5647 H1961your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.But whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834you rebelתָּרִ֔ידta.RidH7300,you will tearוּפָרַקְתָּ֥u.fa.rak.TaH6561his yokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.”

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