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Genesis 28:1-9

1And Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him, and chargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goH3212to Padan–aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307,to the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004of Bethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thy mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1;and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from thence of the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thy mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3And Godוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee, and make thee fruitfulוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509,and multiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee, that thou mayest be a multitudeלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951of peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971;

4And giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee the blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,to thee, and to thy seedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee; that thou mayest inheritלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙le.rish.te.KhaH3423the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776wherein thou art a strangerמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,which Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5And Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sent awayוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290:and he wentH3212to Padan–aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307unto Labanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328the Syrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761,the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and Esau’sוְעֵשָֽׂו׃ve.'e.SavH6215motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6When Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Isaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327had blessedבֵרַ֣ךְve.RakhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290,and sent him awayוְשִׁלַּ֤חve.shi.LachH7971to Padan–aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307,to takeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947him a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802from thence; and that as he blessedבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.KhoH1288him he gave him a chargeוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7And that Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,and was goneH3212to Padan–aramפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307;

8And Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215seeingוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869notרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9Then wentH3212Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215unto Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,and tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947unto the wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802which he had Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,the sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nebajothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032,to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

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