Revised Version 1895

Genesis 27:18-40

18And hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנֶּ֔נִּיhi.Ne.niH2009am I; who art thou, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, I amEsauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215thyfirstbornבְּכֹרֶ֔ךָbe.kho.Rekh.khaH1060; I havedoneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213accordingH413as thou badestmeH413:ariseקֽוּם־kum-H6965, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,sitשְׁבָ֗הshe.VahH3427andeatוְאָכְלָה֙ve.'a.khe.LahH398of my venison, that thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288meH413.

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidH559unto hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Howמַה־mah-H4100is it that thou hastfoundלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672itsoH3588quicklyH4116, mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121? And hesaidH559,BecauseH3588theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430sentH559meאֶל־'el-H413goodspeedH4116.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,ComeH5066nearH5066, Iprayנָּ֥אna'H4994thee, that I mayfeelוַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖va.'a.mush.KhaH4184thee, mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,whetherאִם־'im-H518thou be myveryזֶ֛הzehH2088sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215ornotלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

22AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290wentH5066nearH5066untoIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1; and hefeltוַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּvay.mu.She.huH4959him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thevoiceהַקֹּל֙ha.KolH6963isJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, but thehandsוְהַיָּדַ֖יִםve.hai.ya.Da.yimH3027are thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofEsauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

23And he discerned himnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588hishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027were hairy, as hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau’sעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215handsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027:soהָי֣וּha.YuH1961heblessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him.

24And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Art thou myveryזֶ֖הzehH2088sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

25And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BringH935itnearהַגִּ֤שָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066tomeH5315, and I willeatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙ve.'o.khe.LahH398of myson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121venison, that mysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee. And hebroughtH935itnearוַיַּגֶּשׁ־vai.ya.gesh-H5066to him, and he dideatוַיֹּאכַ֔לvai.yo.KhalH398: and hebroughtH935himwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, and hedrankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃vai.Ye.shetH8354.

26And hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,ComeH5066nearH5066nowנָּ֥אna'H4994, and kissmeאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

27And hecameH5066nearH5066, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him: and hesmelledוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306thesmellH7306of his raiment, andblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, thesmellH7306of mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121Is as thesmellH7306of afieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288:

28AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee of thedewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And of the fatness of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, Andplentyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of corn andwineוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492:

29LetpeoplesH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee, AndnationsH5971bowוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812downוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to thee: Belordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thybrethrenלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251, And let thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowH7812downH7812to thee:CursedH779be every one that curseth thee, AndblessedH1288be every one that blesseth thee.

30And itcameH935topassH935, assoonאַ֣ךְ'akhH389asIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadmadeH1961anendכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615ofblessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290, andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290was yet scarcegoneיָצֹ֤אya.Tzo'H3318outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, thatEsauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameH935in from his hunting.

31And he alsomadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213savoury meat, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935it unto hisfatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1; and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1,LetH5315myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965, andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of hisson’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121venison, that thysoulH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288meH5315.

32AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Who art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thyfirstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060,Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

33AndIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729veryH3966exceedinglyH3966, andsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who then is he that hathtakenיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961venison, andbroughtוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935itmeתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935, and I haveeatenוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398ofallמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962thou camest, and haveblessedוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him? yea, and he shall beblessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288.

34WhenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, hecriedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817with anexceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419andbitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288meH589,evenגַם־gam-H1571meH589also, O myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

35And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935with guile, and hathtakenH3947awayH3947thyblessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.

36And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IsnotH3808he rightlynamedשְׁמ֜וֹshe.MoH8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? for he hathsupplantedוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙vai.ya'.ke.Ve.niH6117meH7121theseזֶ֣הzehH2088twoH3947timesפַעֲמַ֔יִםfa.'a.Ma.yimH6471: hetookH3947awayH3947mybirthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258he hathtakenH3947awayH3947myblessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Hast thounotH3808reservedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293formeH7121?

37AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327answeredH559andsaidH559untoEsauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, I havemadeH6213him thylordגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251have Igivenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to him forservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650; and with corn andwineוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492have Isustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him: andwhatמָ֥הmahH4100then shall IdoH6213for thee, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

38AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, Hast thou but oneblessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293, myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288meH413,evenגַם־gam-H1571meH413also, O myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1. AndEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1answeredH559andsaidH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009, of the fatness of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall be thydwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186, And of thedewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064fromaboveמֵעָֽל׃me.'AlH5921;

40And by thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719shalt thouliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421, and thou shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251; And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961when thou shaltbreakוּפָרַקְתָּ֥u.fa.rak.TaH6561looseוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921, That thou shalt shake hisyokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923fromoffמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921thyneckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.

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