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Genesis 27:5-13

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.

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