Revised Version 1895

Genesis 27:28-46

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.

41AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215hatedוַיִּשְׂטֹ֤םvai.yis.TomH7852Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290becauseעַל־'al-H5921of theblessingהַ֨בְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293wherewith hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1blessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288him: andEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117ofmourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1are at hand; then will Islayוְאַֽהַרְגָ֖הve.'a.har.GahH2026mybrotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

42And thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215herH413elderהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121weretoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046toRebekahלְרִבְקָ֔הle.riv.KahH7259; andsheH7121sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֞חva.tish.LachH7971andcalledH7121Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290herH413youngerהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֣הּbe.NahH1121, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215, as touching thee, dothcomfortמִתְנַחֵ֥םmit.na.ChemH5162himselfH413, purposing tokillלְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃le.ha.re.Ge.khaH2026thee.

43Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963; andariseוְק֧וּםve.KumH6965,fleeבְּרַח־be.rach-H1272thou toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251toHaranחָרָֽנָה׃cha.Ra.nahH2771;

44and tarry with him afewאֲחָדִ֑ים'a.cha.DimH259daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704thybrother’sאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534turnתָּשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725awayH7725;

45untilעַד־'ad-H5704thybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251angerאַף־'af-H639turnשׁ֨וּבshuvH7725awayH7971from thee, and heforgetוְשָׁכַח֙ve.sha.KhachH7911thatwhichH834thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to him: then I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖יve.sha.lach.TiH7971, and fetch thee from thence:whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I bebereavedאֶשְׁכַּ֛ל'esh.KalH7921ofyouH834bothשְׁנֵיכֶ֖םshe.nei.KhemH8147in onedayי֥וֹםYomH3117?

46AndRebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327, I am weary of mylifeבְחַיַּ֔יve.chai.YaiH2416becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845:ifאִם־'im-H518Jacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290takeלֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.achH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנֽוֹת־mi.be.not-H1323ofHethחֵ֤תchetH2845,suchH428astheseH428, of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatH4100good shall mylifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416doH4100meאֶל־'el-H413?

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