New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 27:28-46

28Now mayGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414you of the dewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And of thefatnessH8082of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And an abundanceוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of grainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492;

29May peoplesעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647you,And nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bowוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to you;Be masterגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376of your brothersלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,And may your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH7812downH7812to you.Cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779be those who curseאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779you,And blessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288be those who blessבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288you.”

30Now it cameH1961about, as soonH3512as Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had finishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615blessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290had hardlyאַ֣ךְ יָצֹ֤א'akh ya.Tzo'H389 H3318goneיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out from the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,that Esauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameבָּ֖אba'H935in from his huntingמִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mi.tzei.DoH6718.

31Then he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213savoryמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303foodH4303,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935it to his fatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1, “Let my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965and eatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of his son’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121gameמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718, thatyou may blessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.”

32Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,your firstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060,Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.”

33Then Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729violentlyחֲרָדָה֮ גְּדֹלָ֣ה עַד־ מְאֹד֒cha.ra.Dah ge.do.Lah 'ad- me.'OdH2731 H1419 H5704 H3966,and saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310was he thenאֵפ֡וֹא'e.Fo'H645that huntedהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679gameצַיִד֩tza.YidH6718and broughtוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935itto me, so that I ateוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398of allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605of itbeforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962you cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,and blessedוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him?Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,and he shall be blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288.”

34When Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,he criedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817out with an exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419and bitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, “Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, evenme alsoגַם־gam-H1571,O my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1!”

35And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.MahH4820and has takenוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947away your blessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.”

36Then he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he not rightly namedקָרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹka.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,for he has supplantedוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙vai.ya'.ke.Ve.niH6117me theseזֶ֣הzehH2088twoפַעֲמַ֔יִםfa.'a.Ma.yimH6471timesH6471?He tookלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947away my birthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258he has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947away my blessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293.”And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Have you not reservedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293for me?”

37But Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוsam.TivH7760himyour masterגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376,and allכָּל־kol-H3605hisrelativesאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251I have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to himas servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;and with grainוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715and newוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492wineH8492I have sustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him. Now as for you thenאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,whatמָ֥הmahH4100can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”

38Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, “Do you have only oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, evenme alsoגַם־gam-H1571,O my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.”So Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39ThenIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1answeredוַיַּ֛עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, away from thefertilityH8082of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall be your dwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186, Andaway from the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064from aboveמֵעָֽל׃me.'AlH5921.

40By your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719you shall liveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421,And your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251you shall serveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647;But it shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961aboutwhenH3512you becomeH7300restlessתָּרִ֔ידta.RidH7300, That you willbreakוּפָרַקְתָּ֥u.fa.rak.TaH6561his yokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923from your neckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.”

41So Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215boreH7852a grudgeוַיִּשְׂטֹ֤םvai.yis.TomH7852againstH7852Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the blessingהַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288him; and Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “The daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1are nearיִקְרְבוּ֙yik.re.VuH7126;then I will killוְאַֽהַרְגָ֖הve.'a.har.GahH2026my brotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.”

42Now when the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of her elderהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215were reportedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֔הle.riv.KahH7259,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֞חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121her youngerהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215is consolingמִתְנַחֵ֥םmit.na.ChemH5162himself concerning you by planningto killלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026you.

43Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,and ariseוְק֧וּםve.KumH6965,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272toHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771,to my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837!

44Stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427with hima fewאֲחָדִ֑ים'a.cha.DimH259daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834your brother’sאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534subsidesתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725,

45untilעַד־'ad-H5704your brother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251angerאַף־'af-H639againstמִמְּךָ֗mi.me.KhaH4480you subsidesשׁ֨וּבshuvH7725and he forgetsוְשָׁכַח֙ve.sha.KhachH7911whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you didעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to him. Then I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖יve.sha.lach.TiH7971and getוּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָu.le.kach.Ti.khaH3947you from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033.Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I be bereavedאֶשְׁכַּ֛ל'esh.KalH7921of you bothשְׁנֵיכֶ֖םshe.nei.KhemH8147in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?”

46Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327, “I am tiredקַ֣צְתִּיKatz.tiH6973oflivingH2425becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440ofthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845;ifאִם־'im-H518Jacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290takesלֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.achH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802from the daughtersמִבְּנֽוֹת־mi.be.not-H1323of Hethחֵ֤תchetH2845,like theseכָּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ka.'E.lehH428,from the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100good will my lifeH2425be to me?”

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