New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 27:18-29

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.Comeקֽוּם־kum-H6965nowנָ֣אna'H4994,sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427and eatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398of my gameמִצֵּידִ֔יmi.tzei.DiH6718,soH5668thatH5668you 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.khaH430madeH7136itcomeH7136to me.”

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

22So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290cameH5066closeH5066to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,and he touchedוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּvay.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.”

23And he did not recognizeהִכִּיר֔וֹhi.ki.RoH5234him, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027werehairyשְׂעִרֹ֑תse.'i.RotH8163like his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau’sעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215handsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027;so he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him.

24And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Are you reallyזֶ֖הzehH2088my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am.”

25So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהַגִּ֤שָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066itto me, and I will eatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙ve.'o.khe.LahH398of my son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121gameמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718, thatI may blessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288you.” And he broughtוַיַּגֶּשׁ־vai.ya.gesh-H5066itto him, and he ateוַיֹּאכַ֔לvai.yo.KhalH398;he also broughtוַיָּ֧בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935him wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196and he drankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃vai.Ye.shetH8354.

26Then his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994comeH5066closeH5066and kissוּשְׁקָה־u.she.kah-H5401me, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.”

27So he cameH5066closeH5066and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him; and when he smelledרֵ֥יחַRei.achH7381the smellרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381of his garmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, heblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,the smellכְּרֵ֣יחַke.Rei.achH7381of my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121Is like the smellH7381of a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288;

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.MimH3816bowH2331downH2331to you;Be masterגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376of your brothersלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,And may your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH2331downH2331to you.Cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779be those who curseאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779you,And blessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288be those who blessבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288you.”

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