New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 27:5-17

5Now Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֣הve.riv.KahH7259was listeningשֹׁמַ֔עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085while Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327spokeבְּדַבֵּ֣רbe.da.BerH1696to his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215.So when Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to huntלָצ֥וּדla.TzudH6679for gameצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718to bringלְהָבִֽיא׃le.ha.Vi'H935home,

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 deliciousH4303mealH4303for me, so that I may eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,and blessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288you in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.’

8So nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,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,so that I may prepareוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨הve.'e.'e.SehH6213them asa deliciousH4303mealH4303for your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,suchH3512asH3512he lovesאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.

10Then you shall bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935itto your fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,that he may eatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,soH5668 H834thatH5668 H834he may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.”

11But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215is ahairyשָׂעִ֔רsa.'IrH8163manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and I am a smoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1will touchיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959me, then I will be like 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-H3947the goats for me.”

14So he wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and gotוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947them,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935themto his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;and his motherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213a deliciousH4303mealH4303suchH3512asH3512his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedאָהֵ֥ב'a.HevH157.

15Then Rebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947thebestH2536garmentsבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899of her elderהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with her in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and putH3847them onH3847her youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290.

16And she putהִלְבִּ֖ישָׁהhil.Bi.shahH3847the skinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785of theyoungH1423 H5795goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795on his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027and on the smoothH2513partH2513of his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677.

17She also gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414the deliciousH4303mealH4303and the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had madeעָשָׂ֑תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213to her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

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