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Genesis 25:19-34

19And these are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֥תtol.DotH8435ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327:

20AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hetookבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹbe.kach.ToH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֗הriv.KahH7259for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּ֔יha.'a.ra.MiH761ofPadanaramמִפַּדַּ֖ןmi.pa.DanH6307, thesisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269toLabanלָבָ֥ןla.VanH3837theSyrianהָאֲרַמִּ֖יha.'a.ra.MiH761.

21AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068forלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, because she wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135: and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, andRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029.

22And thechildrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121struggledtogetherוַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּvai.yit.ro.tza.TzuH7533withinherבְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.BahH7130; and shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it is so, why am Ithusזֶּ֖הzehH2088? And shewentH3212toenquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִם֙go.yimH1471are in thywombבְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְbe.vit.NekhH990, and twomannerוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147ofpeopleלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816shall be born oftheeמִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּmi.me.'A.yikh yi.pa.Re.duH6504 H4578; and the onepeopleוּלְאֹם֙u.le.'OmH3816shall bestrongerיֶֽאֱמָ֔ץye.'e.MatzH553than the otherpeopleמִלְאֹ֣םmil.'OmH3816; and theelderוְרַ֖בve.RavH7227shallserveיַעֲבֹ֥דya.'a.VodH5647theyoungerצָעִֽיר׃tza.'IrH6810.

24And when herdaysיָמֶ֖יהָya.Mei.haH3117to bedeliveredלָלֶ֑דֶתla.Le.detH3205werefulfilledוַיִּמְלְא֥וּvai.yim.le.'UH4390, behold, there weretwinsתוֹמִ֖םto.MimH8380in herwombבְּבִטְנָֽהּ׃be.vit.NahH990.

25And thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223wasbornוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318redאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, all over like anhairyשֵׂעָ֑רse.'ArH8181garmentכְּאַדֶּ֣רֶתke.'a.De.retH155; and theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

26Andafterוְאַֽחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251wasbornיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318, and hishandוְיָד֤וֹve.ya.DoH3027tookholdאֹחֶ֙זֶת֙'o.Che.zetH270onEsau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215heelבַּעֲקֵ֣בba.'a.KevH6119; and hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֛קve.yitz.ChakH3327wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when sheboreבְּלֶ֥דֶתbe.Le.detH3205them.

27And theboysהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288grewוַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.LuH1431: andEsauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215was askilfulיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718, amanH376of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; andJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290was aplainתָּ֔םTamH8535manH376,dwellingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427intentsאֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.LimH168.

28AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215, because heateבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310of hisvenisonצַ֣יִדTza.yidH6718: butRebekahוְרִבְקָ֖הve.riv.KahH7259lovedאֹהֶ֥בֶת'o.He.vetH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

29AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290boiledוַיָּ֥זֶדvai.Ya.zedH2102pottageנָזִ֑ידna.ZidH5138: andEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and he wasfaintעָיֵֽף׃'a.YefH5889:

30AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,Feedהַלְעִיטֵ֤נִיhal.'i.Te.niH3938me, I pray thee,withמִן־min-H4480thatsameהָאָדֹ֤םha.'a.DomH122redהָאָדֹם֙ha.'a.DomH122pottage ; for I amfaintעָיֵ֖ף'a.YefH5889: therefore was hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034calledקָרָֽא־ka.ra'-H7121Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

31AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sellמִכְרָ֥הmikh.RahH4376to me thisdayכַיּ֛וֹםkhai.YomH3117thybirthrightבְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖be.kho.ra.te.KhaH1062.

32AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I am at thepointהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: and what profit shall thisbirthrightבְּכֹרָֽה׃be.kho.RahH1062bring to me?

33AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me thisdayכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117; and hesworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to him: and hesoldוַיִּמְכֹּ֥רvai.yim.KorH4376hisbirthrightבְּכֹרָת֖וֹbe.kho.ra.ToH1062toJacobלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃le.ya.'a.KoH3290.

34ThenJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֞בve.ya.'a.KoH3290gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414Esauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899andpottageוּנְזִ֣ידu.ne.ZidH5138oflentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and heateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, androseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and went hiswayH3212: thusEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215despisedוַיִּ֥בֶזvai.Yi.vezH959hisbirthrightהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062.

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