Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 27:5-17

5Now Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֣הve.riv.KahH7259was listeningשֹׁמַ֔עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085to what Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327toldבְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־be.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215.So when Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to huntלָצ֥וּדla.TzudH6679gameצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718andbringלְהָבִֽיא׃le.ha.Vi'H935it back,

6Rebekahוְרִבְקָה֙ve.riv.KahH7259saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559toאֶל־'el-H413her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I overheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sayingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ לֵאמֹֽר׃'a.Chi.kha le.MorH251 H559Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215,

7‘Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935mesome gameצַ֛יִדTza.yidH6718and prepareוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213mea tasty dishמַטְעַמִּ֖יםmat.'a.MimH4303to eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,so that I may bless youוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440I dieמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.’

8Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,listen toשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963and do exactly asלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589tellמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680youאֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH853.

9Go outלֶךְ־ נָא֙lekh- na'H1980 H4994toאֶל־'el-H413the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629and bringוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947meמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147choiceטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896young goatsגְּדָיֵ֥י עִזִּ֖יםge.da.Yei 'i.ZimH1423 H5795,so that I can makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨הve.'e.'e.SehH6213themאֹתָ֧ם'o.TamH853into a tasty dishמַטְעַמִּ֛יםmat.'a.MimH4303for your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1—the kindכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he lovesאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.

10Then takeוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935it to your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1to eatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,so thatבַּעֲבֻ֛רba.'a.VurH5668אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440he diesמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.”

11Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־ya.'a.Ko 'el-H3290 H413answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259, “Lookהֵ֣ןhenH2005,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215is a hairyשָׂעִ֔רsa.'IrH8163manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,but I amוְאָנֹכִ֖י אִ֥ישׁve.'a.no.Khi 'ishH595 H376smooth-skinnedחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509.

12What ifאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1touches meיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959?Then I would be revealedוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961to himבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as a deceiverכִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַkim.ta'.Te.a'H8591,and I would bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935upon myselfעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921a curseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045rather thanוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808a blessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.”

13His motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Your curseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045be on meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.Justאַ֛ךְ'akhH389obeyשְׁמַ֥עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963and goוְלֵ֥ךְve.LekhH1980get themקַֽח־kach-H3947for me.”

14So Jacob wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and gotוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947two goatsand brought themוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517,whoאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213the tasty foodמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedאָהֵ֥ב'a.HevH157.

15And Rebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259אֶת־'et-H853tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947the finestהַחֲמֻדֹ֔תha.cha.mu.DotH2532clothesבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongedאִתָּ֖הּ'i.TahH854to her olderהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215,and she put them onוַתַּלְבֵּ֥שׁva.tal.BeshH3847her youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290אֶֽת־'et-H853.

16She also putוְאֵ֗ת הִלְבִּ֖ישָׁהve.'Et hil.Bi.shahH853 H3847the skinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785of the youngגְּדָיֵ֣יge.da.YeiH1423goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795onעַל־'al-H5921his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027and onוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the smooth partחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

17Thenאֶת־'et-H853she handedוַתִּתֵּ֧ן בְּיַ֖דva.ti.Ten be.YadH5414 H3027her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290the tasty foodהַמַּטְעַמִּ֛יםha.mat.'a.MimH4303וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had madeעָשָׂ֑תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213.

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