New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 28:1-9

1So Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him and chargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You shall not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goלֵךְ֙leKhH1980to Paddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307,to the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1;and from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947to yourself a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3MayGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288you andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509you fruitfulH6509andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235you, that you may becomeוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951of peoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

4May He also giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414you theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with you, that you maypossessלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙le.rish.te.KhaH3423the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of yoursojourningsמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.”

5ThenIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290awayH7971,and he wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Paddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307to Labanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328the Arameanהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761,the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,the motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and Esauוְעֵשָֽׂו׃ve.'e.SavH6215.

6Now Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had blessedבֵרַ֣ךְve.RakhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290and sentH7971him awayH7971to Paddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307to takeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947to himself a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033, and thatwhen he blessedבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.KhoH1288him he chargedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You shall not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,”

7and that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290had obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517and had goneוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Paddan-aramפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307.

8So Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667displeasedרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327;

9and Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, andmarriedוַיִּקַּ֡ח נָשָׁ֖יוvai.yi.Kach na.ShavH3947 H802,besidesעַל־'al-H5921the wivesלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802that he had, Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,the sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032.

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