Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 27:1-29

1And it came to passוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961,that when Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327was oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869were dimוַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָva.tikh.Hei.naH3543,so that he could not seeמֵרְאֹ֑תme.re.'OtH7200,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו׀'e.SavH6215his eldestהַגָּדֹ֗לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, My sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121:and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Behold, here am I.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold now, I am oldזָקַ֑נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204,I knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194:

3Now therefore takeשָׂא־sa'-H5375,I pray thee, thy weaponsכֵלֶ֔יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627,thy quiverתֶּלְיְךָ֖tel.ye.KhaH8522and thy bowוְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָve.kash.Te.chaH7198,and go outוְצֵא֙ve.Tze'H3318to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,and takeוְצ֥וּדָהve.Tzu.dahH6679me somevenisonצָֽיִד׃tzeidH6720 H6718;

4And makeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213me savoury meatמַטְעַמִּ֜יםmat.'a.MimH4303,such asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I loveאָהַ֛בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157,and bringוְהָבִ֥יאָהve.ha.Vi.'ahH935itto me, that I may eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398;that my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315may blessתְּבָרֶכְךָ֥te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

5And Rebekahוְרִבְקָ֣הve.riv.KahH7259heardשֹׁמַ֔עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085when Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327spakeבְּדַבֵּ֣רbe.da.BerH1696to Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.And Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wentH3212to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704to huntלָצ֥וּדla.TzudH6679forvenisonצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718, andto bringלְהָבִֽיא׃le.ha.Vi'H935it.

6And Rebekahוְרִבְקָה֙ve.riv.KahH7259spakeאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290her sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, I heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1speakמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696unto Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935me venisonצַ֛יִדTza.yidH6718,and makeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213me savoury meatמַטְעַמִּ֖יםmat.'a.MimH4303,that I may eatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398,and blessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288thee beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

8Now therefore, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963according to that whichלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680thee.

9GoH3212now to the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629,and fetchוְקַֽח־ve.kach-H3947me from thence twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147goodטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896kidsגְּדָיֵ֥יge.da.YeiH1423of the goatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795;and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨הve.'e.'e.SehH6213them savoury meatמַטְעַמִּ֛יםmat.'a.MimH4303for thy fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,such as he lovethאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157:

10And thou shalt bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935itto thy fatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,that he may eatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,and thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

11And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,Behold, Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251isa hairyשָׂעִ֔רsa.'IrH8163manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, and I ama smoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376:

12My fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1peradventure will feelיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959me, and I shall seemבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869to him as a deceiverכִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַkim.ta'.Te.a'H8591;and I shall bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935a curseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045upon me, and not a blessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.

13And his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Upon me bethy curseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121:only obeyשְׁמַ֥עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963,and goH3212fetchקַֽח־kach-H3947me them.

14And he wentH3212,and fetchedוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935themto his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517:and his motherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213savoury meatמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303,such as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedאָהֵ֥ב'a.HevH157.

15And Rebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947goodlyהַחֲמֻדֹ֔תha.cha.mu.DotH2532raimentבִּגְדֵ֨יbig.DeiH899of her eldestהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215, which werewith her in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and put them uponוַתַּלְבֵּ֥שׁva.tal.BeshH3847Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290her youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121:

16And she putהִלְבִּ֖ישָׁהhil.Bi.shahH3847the skinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785of the kidsגְּדָיֵ֣יge.da.YeiH1423of the goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795upon his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,and upon the smoothחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of his neckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677:

17And she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414the savoury meatהַמַּטְעַמִּ֛יםha.mat.'a.MimH4303and the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,which she had preparedעָשָׂ֑תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

18And he cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I; who artthou, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, I amEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215thy firstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָbe.kho.Rekh.khaH1060;I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213according as thou badestדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696me: ariseקֽוּם־kum-H6965,I pray thee, sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427and eatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398of my venisonמִצֵּידִ֔יmi.tzei.DiH6718,that thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315may blessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

20And Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, How is itthat thou hast foundלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672itso quicklyמִהַ֥רְתָּmi.Har.taH4116,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121?And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,because Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtהִקְרָ֛הhik.RahH7136itto meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.

21And Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Come nearגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066,I pray thee, that I may feelוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184thee, my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121, whether thou bemy veryזֶ֛הzehH2088sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215or not.

22And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290went nearוַיִּגַּ֧שׁvai.yi.GashH5066unto Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;and he feltוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּvay.mu.She.huH4959him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The voiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963isJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,but the handsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027arethe handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

23And he discernedהִכִּיר֔וֹhi.ki.RoH5234him not, because his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027were hairyשְׂעִרֹ֑תse.'i.RotH8163,as his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau’sעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215handsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027:so he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him.

24And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Artthou my very sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215?And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

25And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Bring itnearהַגִּ֤שָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066to me, and I will eatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙ve.'o.khe.LahH398of my son’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121venisonמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718,that my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315may blessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee. And he brought itnearוַיַּגֶּשׁ־vai.ya.gesh-H5066to him, and he did eatוַיֹּאכַ֔לvai.yo.KhalH398:and he broughtוַיָּ֧בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935him wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and he drankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃vai.Ye.shetH8354.

26And his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Come nearגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066now, and kissוּשְׁקָה־u.she.kah-H5401me, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

27And he came nearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066,and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him: and he smelledוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306the smellרֵ֥יחַRei.achH7381of his raimentבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,the smellרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381of my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121isas the smellכְּרֵ֣יחַke.Rei.achH7381of a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288:

28Therefore Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee of the dewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the fatnessוּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖יu.mish.ma.NeiH4924of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and plentyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of grainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and wineוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492:

29Let peopleעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee, and nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bow downוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812to thee: beהֱוֵ֤הhe.VehH1933lordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thy brethrenלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251,and let thy mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bow downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to thee: cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779beevery one that cursethאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779thee, and blessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288behe that blessethבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288thee.

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