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Genesis 25:29-34

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.

31And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376me this dayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thy birthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32And Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I amat the pointהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191:and what profit shall this birthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062do to me?

33And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me this dayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117;and he swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650unto him: and he soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376his birthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34Then Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and pottageוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138of lentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742;and he did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,and rose upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and went his wayH3212:thus Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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