New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 27:37-40

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.”

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