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Genesis 27:1-40

1AnditcametopasswhenIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327hadbecomeH1961old,andhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869wereH1961dimsothathecouldnotseeמֵרְאֹ֑תme.re.'OtH7200,thathecalledH7121Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו׀'e.SavH6215hiseldersonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121,andsaidH559tohim,Mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121!AndhesaidH559tohim,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amH1961I.

2AndhesaidH559,Beholdnow,Iambecomeoldזָקַ֑נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204;Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notthedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofmydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

3AndnowH6258,Ipraythee,takeשָׂא־sa'-H5375thyweaponsכֵלֶ֔יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627, thyquiverandthybowוְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָve.kash.Te.chaH7198,andgoוְצֵא֙ve.Tze'H3318outtothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704andhuntוְצ֥וּדָהve.Tzu.dahH6679mevenison,

4andpreparemeasavourydishsuchasIloveאָהַ֛בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157,andbringוְהָבִ֥יאָהve.ha.Vi.'ahH935ittomethatImayeatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,inorderבַּעֲב֛וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatmysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֶכְךָ֥te.va.rekh.KhaH1288theebeforeIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

5AndRebeccaheardH8085whenIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327spokeH1696toEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wentH935tothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704tohuntלָצ֥וּדla.TzudH6679venison,tobringלְהָבִֽיא׃le.ha.Vi'H935it.

6AndRebeccaspokeמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696toJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290hersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,sayingH559,Behold,IheardH8085thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1speakH1696toEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,sayingH559,

7Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935mevenison,andpreparemeasavourydish,thatImayeatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,andblessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288theebeforeJehovah,beforemydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

8AndnowH6258,mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121, hearkentomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963inthatwhichIcommandמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680thee.

9Go,Ipraythee,totheflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629,andfetchmethencetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147goodטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896kidsofthegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795.AndIwillmakeH6213ofthemasavourydishforthyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,suchashelovesH157.

10Andthou shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935[it]tothyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,thathemayeatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,inorderבַּעֲבֻ֛רba.'a.VurH5668thathemayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theebeforehisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559toRebeccahismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,Behold,Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251isahairymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,andIamasmoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194willfeelיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959me,andIshallbeוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961inhissightasonewhomocks [him],andIshallbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935acurseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045onme,andnotablessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.

13Andhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidH559tohim,Onme[be] thycurseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121!Onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389hearkentomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963,andgo, fetch [them].

14AndhewentH935,andfetchedandbroughtH935[them]tohismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517.Andhismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517preparedasavourydishsuchashisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedH157.

15AndRebeccatookH3947theclothesבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899ofhereldersonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215,thecostlyoneswhichwerewithherinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,andputH3847themonJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290heryoungerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121;

16andsheputH3847theskinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785ofthekidsofthegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795onhishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,andonthesmoothofhisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677;

17andshegaveH5414thesavoury dishesandthebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899thatshehadpreparedintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofhersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

18AndhecameH935tohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1!AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֶּ֔נִּיhi.Ne.niH2009amI:whoart thou,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559tohisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1,IamEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215, thyfirstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָbe.kho.Rekh.khaH1060.Ihavedoneaccordingasthou didstsayH559tome.Ariseקֽוּם־kum-H6965,Ipraythee,sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427andeatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398ofmyvenison,inorderבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatthysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidH559tohissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,HowH4100isitthatthou hastfoundלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672[it]soquicklyH4116,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121?AndhesaidH559,BecauseJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430put [it]inmyway.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Comenear,Ipraythee,thatImayfeelוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184thee,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,whetherthoubereallymysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215ornot.

22AndJacobH3290drewH5066neartoIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;andhefeltH4959him,andsaidH559,Thevoiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963isJacob'svoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,butthehandsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027arethehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

23Andhedidnotdiscernhim,becausehishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027wereH1961hairy,ashisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau'shandsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027;andheblessedH1288him.

24AndhesaidH559, Art thoureallymysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215?AndhesaidH559,ItisI.

25AndhesaidH559,BringH935[it]neartome,thatImayeatH398ofmyson's venison,inorderthatmysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.AndhebroughtH935[it]neartohim,andheateH398;andhebroughtH935himwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,andhedrankH8354.

26Andhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559tohim,Comenear,now,andkissme,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

27Andhecamenear,andkissedH5401him.Andhesmeltthesmellוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306ofhisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andblessedH1288him,andsaidH559,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,thesmellH7306ofmysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121isasthesmellH7306ofafieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704whichJehovahhathblessedH1288.

28AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414theeofthedewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Andofthefatnessoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andplentyofcornandnewוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492.

29LetpeoplesH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee,Andracesbowוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812tothee.Belordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thybrethren,Andlet thy mother'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH7812downH7812tothee.CursedH779betheythatcurseH779thee,AndblessedH1288betheythatblessH1288thee.

30AnditcameH935topasswhenIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadendedH3615blessingH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,andwhenJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290wasH1961onlyH389justgoneH3318outfromIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,thatEsauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameH935fromhishunting.

31Andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571hadpreparedsavoury dishes,andhebroughtH935[them]intohisfatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1,andsaidH559tohisfatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1,Letmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398ofhisson's venison,inorderבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatthysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

32AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidH559tohim,Whoart thou?AndhesaidH559,Iamthysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thyfirstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060,Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

33ThenIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledH2729withexceedinggreatגְּדֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419tremblingH2729,andsaidH559,Whowasיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961he,then,thathuntedהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679venisonandbroughtH935[it]tome?AndIhaveeatenH398ofallbeforethou camest,andhaveblessedH1288him;alsoגַּם־gam-H1571blessedH1288heshallbeH1961.

34WhenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,hecriedH6817withagreatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419andexceedingbitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818,andsaidH559tohisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me—mealsoגַם־gam-H1571,myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1!

35AndhesaidH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameH935withsubtilty,andhastakenH3947awayH3947thyblessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.

36AndhesaidH559,IsitnotthereforeH6258hewasnamedשְׁמ֜וֹshe.MoH8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,forhehassupplantedmenowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258twice?HetookH3947awayH3947mybirthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062,andbehold,nowH6258hehastakenH3947awayH3947myblessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.AndhesaidH559, Hast thounotreservedablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293forme?

37AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327answeredandsaidH559toEsauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215,Behold,IhavemadeH6213himlordגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376overthee,andallhisbrethrenhaveIgivenH5414tohimforservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,andwithcornandnewוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492haveIsuppliedhim—andwhatcanIdonowforthee,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

38AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidH559tohisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, Hast thouthenbutoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293,myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me—mealsoגַם־gam-H1571,myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1!AndEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1answeredandsaidH559tohim,Behold, thydwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961ofthefatnessoftheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,Andofthedewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064fromabove;

40Andbythyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719shalt thouliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421;Andthou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251;Anditshallcometopasswhenthou rovestabout,Thatthou shaltbreakhisyokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923fromoffthyneckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.

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