Revised Version 1895

Genesis 27:6-23

6AndRebekahוְרִבְקָה֙ve.riv.KahH7259spake untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290herH413sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,sayingH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, Iheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1speakמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696untoEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,sayingH559,

7Bringהָבִ֨יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935meH6440venison, andmakeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213meH6440savoury meat, that I mayeatוְאֹכֵ֑לָהve.'o.Khe.lahH398, andblessוַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛הva.'a.va.rekh.KhahH1288theebeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeH6440mydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194.

8Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,obeyשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963according to thatwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוָּ֥הme.tza.VahH6680thee.

9GoH4994nowH4994to theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629, and fetchmeאֶל־'el-H413from thencetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147goodטֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896kids of thegoatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795; and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨הve.'e.'e.SehH6213them savoury meat for thyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,suchכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834as he loveth:

10and thou shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935it to thyfatherלְאָבִ֖יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1, that he mayeatוְאָכָ֑לve.'a.KhalH398,soאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834that he mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

11AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toRebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251is a hairymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, and I am asmoothחָלָֽק׃cha.LakH2509manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

12Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1peradventure willfeelיְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ye.mu.She.niH4959meH5921, and I shallseemבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869to him as a deceiver; and I shallbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935acurseקְלָלָ֖הke.la.LahH7045uponH5921meH5921, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808ablessingבְרָכָֽה׃ve.ra.KhahH1293.

13And hismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,UponH5921meH5921be thycurseקִלְלָתְךָ֖ki.la.te.ChaH7045, mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121:onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389obeyשְׁמַ֥עshe.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֖יbe.ko.LiH6963, and go fetchmeH5921them.

14And hewentH935, and fetched, andbroughtH935them to hismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517: and hismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517madeוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213savoury meat,suchכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834as hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1lovedאָהֵ֥ב'a.HevH157.

15AndRebekahרִ֠בְקָהRiv.kahH7259tookH3947the goodly raiment ofEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215herH3947elderהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419sonבְּנָ֤הּbe.NahH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were withherH3947in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, andputH3847themuponH3847Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290herH3947youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121:

16and sheputהִלְבִּ֖ישָׁהhil.Bi.shahH3847theskinsעֹרֹת֙'o.RotH5785of the kids of thegoatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795uponעַל־'al-H5921hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the smooth of hisneckצַוָּארָֽיו׃tza.va.RavH6677:

17andsheH834gaveH5414the savoury meat and thebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,whichH834sheH834hadpreparedעָשָׂ֑תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofherH5414sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

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.

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