New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 27:6-13

6Rebekahוְרִבְקָה֙ve.riv.KahH7259saidH559to her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1speakמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696to your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215,sayingH559,

7‘Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935me somegameצַ֛יִדTza.yidH6718and prepareוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213a savoryמַטְעַמִּ֖יםmat.'a.MimH4303dishH4303for me, that I may eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,and blessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288you in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.’

8Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to meas I commandמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680you.

9Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980nowנָא֙na'H4994to the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629andbringוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947me twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147choiceטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896youngH1423 H5795goatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH1423 H5795from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033,that I may prepareוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨הve.'e.'e.SehH6213them asa savoryמַטְעַמִּ֛יםmat.'a.MimH4303dishH4303for your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,suchH3512as he lovesאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.

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.”

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