Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 27:41-46

41Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215אֶֽת־'et-H853held a grudgeוַיִּשְׂטֹ֤םvai.yis.TomH7852against Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290because ofעַל־'al-H5921the blessingהַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had given himבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288.And Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “The daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1are at handיִקְרְבוּ֙yik.re.VuH7126;then I will killוְאַֽהַרְגָ֖הve.'a.har.GahH2026אֶת־'et-H853my brotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.”

42When the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of her olderהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215were relayedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֔הle.riv.KahH7259אֶת־'et-H853,she sent forוַתִּשְׁלַ֞ח וַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tish.Lach va.tik.Ra'H7971 H7121her youngerהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290and toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215is consoling himselfמִתְנַחֵ֥םmit.na.ChemH5162byplotting to kill youלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026.

43So nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963and fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272at onceוְק֧וּםve.KumH6965toאֶל־'el-H413my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837in Haranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771.

44Stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427with himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973for a whileיָמִ֣ים אֲחָדִ֑יםya.Mim 'a.cha.DimH259 H3117,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your brother’sאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534subsidesתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725—

45untilעַד־'ad-H5704your brother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251rageאַף־'af-H639against youמִמְּךָ֗mi.me.KhaH4480wanesשׁ֨וּבshuvH7725and he forgetsוְשָׁכַח֙ve.sha.KhachH7911אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to him.Then I will send for youוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖יve.sha.lach.TiH7971and bring you backוּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָu.le.kach.Ti.khaH3947from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033.Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I loseאֶשְׁכַּ֛ל'esh.KalH7921bothגַּם־gam-H1571of youשְׁנֵיכֶ֖םshe.nei.KhemH8147in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?”

46Then Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327, “I am wearyקַ֣צְתִּיKatz.tiH6973of my lifeבְחַיַּ֔יve.chai.YaiH2416because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440these Hittiteחֵ֑תChetH2845womenבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323.Ifאִם־'im-H518Jacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290takesלֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.achH3947a Hittiteחֵ֤תchetH2845wifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802fromמִבְּנֽוֹת־mi.be.not-H1323among themכָּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ מִבְּנ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץka.'E.leh mi.be.Not ha.'A.retzH428 H1323 H776,what goodלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100is mylifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416?”

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