New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 27:10-22

10Then you shall bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935itto your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,that he may eatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,soבַּעֲבֻ֛רba.'a.VurH5668that he may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.”

11Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251is ahairyשָׂעִ֔רsa.'IrH8163manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and I am a smoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1will feelיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959me, then I will be as adeceiverכִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַkim.ta'.Te.a'H8591in his sightבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869,and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935upon myself a curseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045and not a blessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.”

13But his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Your curseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045be on me, my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121;onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389obeyשְׁמַ֥עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963,and goוְלֵ֥ךְve.LekhH1980,getקַֽח־kach-H3947them for me.”

14So he wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and gotוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947them,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935themto his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;and his motherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213savoryמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303foodH4303suchH3512as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedאָהֵ֥ב'a.HevH157.

15Then Rebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947thebestH2536garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899of Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215her elderהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with her in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and putוַתַּלְבֵּ֥שׁva.tal.BeshH3847them on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290her youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121.

16And she putהִלְבִּ֖ישָׁהhil.Bi.shahH3847the skinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785of theyoungH1423 H5795goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795on his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027and on the smoothH2513partH2513of his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

17She also gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414the savoryהַמַּטְעַמִּ֛יםha.mat.'a.MimH4303foodH4303and the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had madeעָשָׂ֑תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,to her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

18Then he cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֶּ֔נִּיhi.Ne.niH2009I am. Whoמִ֥יmiH4310are you, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”

19Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, “I am Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215your firstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָbe.kho.Rekh.khaH1060;I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213as you toldדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696me.Getקֽוּם־kum-H6965up, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427and eatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398of my gameמִצֵּידִ֔יmi.tzei.DiH6718, thatyou may blessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.”

20Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is it that you haveלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672itso quicklyמִהַ֥רְתָּmi.Har.taH4116,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430caused itto happenהִקְרָ֛הhik.RahH7136to me.”

21Then Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994comeH5066closeH5066, thatI may feelוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184you, my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,whether you are reallyזֶ֛הzehH2088my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215orאִם־'im-H518not.”

22So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290cameH5066closeH5066to Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,and he feltוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּvay.mu.She.huH4959him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The voiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963is the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,but the handsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027are the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.”

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