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Genesis 27:29-37

29Let peopleעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee, and nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bow downוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812to thee: beהֱוֵ֤הhe.VehH1933lordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thy brethrenלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,and let thy mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to thee: cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779beevery one that cursethאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779thee, and blessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288behe that blessethבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288thee.

30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had made an endכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615of blessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290was yetאַ֣ךְ'akhH389scarceיָצֹ֤אya.Tzo'H3318gone outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318from the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,that Esauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251came inבָּ֖אba'H935from his huntingמִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mi.tzei.DoH6718.

31And he also had madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213savoury meatמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303,and brought itוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935unto his fatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1,Let my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965,and eatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of his son’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121venisonמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718,that thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315may blessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

32And Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Who artthou? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amthy sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,thy firstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

33And Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729veryגְּדֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419exceedinglyחֲרָדָה֮ מְאֹד֒cha.ra.Dah me.'OdH2731 H3966,and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Who? whereאֵפ֡וֹא'e.Fo'H645ishe that hath takenהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679venisonצַיִד֩tza.YidH6718,and broughtוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935itme, and I have eatenוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398of all before thou camestתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,and have blessedוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him? yea, andhe shall be blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288.

34And when Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,he criedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817with a greatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419and exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, evenme also, O my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

35And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935with subtiltyבְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.MahH4820,and hath taken awayוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947thy blessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.

36And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Is not he rightlyהֲכִי֩ha.KhiH3588namedקָרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹka.Ra' she.MoH8034 H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290?for he hath supplanted meוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙vai.ya'.ke.Ve.niH6117theseזֶ֣הzehH2088two timesפַעֲמַ֔יִםfa.'a.Ma.yimH6471:he took awayלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947my birthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062;and, behold, now he hath taken awayלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947my blessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Hast thou not reservedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293for me?

37And Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215,Behold, I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוsam.TivH7760him thy lordגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376,and all his brethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251have I givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to him for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;and with cornוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715and wineוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492have I sustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him: and what shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645unto thee, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

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