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Genesis 25:25-30

25And the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,all over like an hairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155;and they calledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26And afterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that cameH3318his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251outH3318,and his handוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027took holdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270on Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119;and his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wasthreescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when she bareבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205them.

27And the boysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431:and Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was a cunningיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718,a manH376of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704;and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290wasa plainתָּ֔םTamH8535manH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in tentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28And Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,because he did eatבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310of hisvenisonצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718:but Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sodוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102pottageנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138:and Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30And Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Feedהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִיhal.'i.Te.niH3938me, I pray thee, withמִן־min-H4480that sameהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122redהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122pottage; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889:therefore was his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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