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Genesis 27:1-4

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.

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