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Genesis 25:20-28

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhetookH3947Rebeccaaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianofPadan-Aram,thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269ofLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrian.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedH6279Jehovahforhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseshewasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135;andJehovahwasentreatedH6279ofhim,andRebeccahiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedH2029.

22Andthechildrenstruggledtogetherwithinher;andshesaidH559,If[itbe]soH3651,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100amIthusכֵּ֔ןKenH3651?AndshewenttoinquireofJehovah.

23AndJehovahsaidH559toher,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471areinthywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990,Andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesH3816shallbeseparatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504fromthybowelsH4578;Andonepeopleshallbestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553thantheotherpeople,Andtheeldershallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24Andwhenherdaysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117tobedeliveredwerefulfilled,behold,thereweretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380inherwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25Andthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223cameH3318outredאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132—alloverlikeahairygarment;andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26AndafterthatcameH3318hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251out;andhishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027tookholdH270ofEsau'sheelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119;andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.AndIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhentheywerebornH3205.

27AndtheboysgrewH1431,andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215becameH1961amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376skilledinhunting,amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofthefieldH7704;andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290wasH1961ahomelymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,dwellingH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,becausevenisonwastohistaste;andRebeccalovedH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

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