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Genesis 27:42-46

42And these wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215her elderהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121were toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֔הle.riv.KahH7259:and she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֞חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290her youngerהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215,as touching thee, doth comfortמִתְנַחֵ֥םmit.na.ChemH5162himself, purposingto killלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

43Now therefore, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963;and ariseוְק֧וּםve.KumH6965,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou to Labanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251to Haranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771;

44And tarryוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427with him a fewאֲחָדִ֑ים'a.cha.DimH259daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,untilאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thy brother’sאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534turn awayתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725;

45Until thy brother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251angerאַף־'af-H639turn awayשׁ֨וּבshuvH7725from thee, and he forgetוְשָׁכַח֙ve.sha.KhachH7911thatwhich thou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to him: then I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖יve.sha.lach.TiH7971,and fetchוּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָu.le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from thence: whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I be deprivedאֶשְׁכַּ֛ל'esh.KalH7921also of you bothשְׁנֵיכֶ֖םshe.nei.KhemH8147in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

46And Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327,I am wearyקַ֣צְתִּיKatz.tiH6973of my lifeבְחַיַּ֔יve.chai.YaiH2416becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845:if Jacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290takeלֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.achH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנֽוֹת־mi.be.not-H1323of Hethחֵ֤תchetH2845, such as these which areof the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,what goodלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shall my lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416do me?

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