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Genesis 27:23-29

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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