Revised Version 1895

Genesis 25:19-34

19Andtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20andIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hetookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761ofPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307, thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269ofLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761, to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135: and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, andRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggledH7533togetherH7533withinH7130herH518; andsheH518saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,IfH518it besoכֵּ֔ןKenH3651, whereforedoלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100IliveH7130? AndsheH518went toinquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidH559untoherH559,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in thywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990, Andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147peoplesH3816shall beseparatedיִפָּרֵ֑דוּyi.pa.Re.duH6504even from thybowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְmi.me.'A.yikhH4578: And the onepeopleH1471shall bestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553thanוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227theotherH8147peopleH1471; And the elder shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And whenherH4390daysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to bedeliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205werefulfilledH4390,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380inherH4390wombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25And thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223cameH3318forthH3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,allכֻּלּ֖וֹku.LoH3605over like anhairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155; and theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatcameH3318forthH3318hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, and hishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027hadholdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270onEsau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119; and hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327was threescoreyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121whensheH7121bare them.

27And theboysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431: andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was a cunninghunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718, amanH376of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290was a plainmanH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28NowH3588Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,becauseH3588he did eat of his venison: andRebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290sod pottage: andEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30andEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, Feedmeאֶֽל־'el-H413, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994thee, with thatsameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088redH122pottage; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376meH4376thisdayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thybirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I am at the point todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: andwhatH4100profit shall thebirthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062doH4100tomeH4191?

33AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,SwearH7650tomeH4376thisdayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117; and he sware unto him: and hesoldH4376hisbirthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899and pottage oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and he dideatוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, androseH6965upH6965, andwentH6965his way:soH5414Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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