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Genesis 27:41-46

41So Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heldH7852aH7852grudgeוַיִּשְׂטֹ֤םvai.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.LachH7971wordand 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.TahH6258then, 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.TiH7971wordand getוּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָu.le.kach.Ti.khaH3947you from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033.Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I loseאֶשְׁכַּ֛ל'esh.KalH7921you bothשְׁנֵיכֶ֖םshe.nei.KhemH8147in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?”

46And Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.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 Hethחֵ֤תchetH2845like theseכָּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ka.'E.lehH428from the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100good will my lifeH2425be to me?”

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