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Genesis 28:1-9

1AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

2Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,goH6965toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004ofBethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1; andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from thence of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofLabanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3AndGodוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thee, andmakeוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509theefruitfulH6509, andmultiplyוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235thee, that thou mayest be acompanyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971;

4andgiveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, to thee, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee; that thou mayestinheritלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙le.rish.te.KhaH3423thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.

5AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sentH7971awayH7971Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290: and hewentאֶל־'el-H413toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307untoLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290andEsau’sוְעֵשָֽׂו׃ve.'e.SavH6215motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

6Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadblessedבֵרַ֣ךְve.RakhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290andsentH7971himawayH7971toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307, totakeלָקַֽחַת־la.ka.chat-H3947him awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802from thence; and that as heblessedבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹbe.va.ra.KhoH1288him hegaveוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680him achargeעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

7and thatJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and was gone toPaddan-aramפַּדֶּ֥נָֽהpa.De.nahH6307:

8andEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869notכִּ֥יkiH3588Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1;

9andEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215wentאֶל־'el-H413untoIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֑אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, andtookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947unto thewivesH802whichH802he hadMahalathמָחֲלַ֣ת׀ma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, thesisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNebaiothנְבָי֛וֹתne.va.YotH5032, to be hiswifeH802.

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