New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 25:27-34

27When the boysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431up, Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a skillfulיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterאִ֛ישׁ צַ֖יִד'ish Tza.yidH376 H6718,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704,but Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290was apeacefulתָּ֔םTamH8535manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,livingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28Now Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he hada tasteבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310for gameצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718,but Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290had cookedוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102stewנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138,Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and he wasfamishedעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889;

30and Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994let me haveH3938a swallowH3938ofthat redH122stuffאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123there, for I amfamishedעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121EdomH112.

31But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Firstכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376me yourbirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.”

32Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I amH1980aboutH1980to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;so of whatוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100usethen is the birthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062to me?”

33And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Firstכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me”; so he sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him, andsoldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376his birthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34Then Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and lentilעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742stewוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138;and he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and roseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH1980on his wayH1980.Thus Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959his birthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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