Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 27:6-23

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.

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