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Genesis 27:22-40

22AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290wentnearוַיִּגַּ֧שׁvai.yi.GashH5066toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.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 heknewהִכִּיר֔וֹhi.ki.RoH5234him not, because hishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027werehairyשְׂעִרֹ֑תse.'i.RotH8163, as hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Esau’sעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215handsכִּידֵ֛יki.DeiH3027: so heblessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him.

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

25And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Bring itnearהַגִּ֤שָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066to me, and I willeatוְאֹֽכְלָה֙ve.'o.khe.LahH398of myson’sבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121venisonמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718, that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315mayblessתְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖te.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee. And he brought itnearוַיַּגֶּשׁ־vai.ya.gesh-H5066to him, and heateוַיֹּאכַ֔לvai.yo.KhalH398: and hebroughtוַיָּ֧בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935himwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, and hedrankוַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ׃vai.Ye.shetH8354.

26And hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Comenearגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066now, andkissוּשְׁקָה־u.she.kah-H5401me, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.

27And he camenearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him: and hesmelledוַיָּ֛רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306thesmellרֵ֥יחַRei.achH7381of hisraimentבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, andblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֑הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, thesmellרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381of mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121is as thesmellכְּרֵ֣יחַke.Rei.achH7381of afieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרֲכ֖וֹbe.ra.KhoH1288:

28ThereforeGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414thee of thedewמִטַּל֙mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thefatnessוּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖יu.mish.ma.NeiH4924of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andplentyוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230ofgrainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715andwineוְתִירֹֽשׁ׃ve.ti.RoshH8492:

29Letpeopleעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971serveיַֽעַבְד֣וּךָya.'av.Du.khaH5647thee, andnationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816bowdownוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּve.yish.ta.chuH7812to thee:beהֱוֵ֤הhe.VehH1933lordגְבִיר֙ge.VirH1376over thybrethrenלְאַחֶ֔יךָle.'a.Chei.khaH251, and let thymother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121bowdownוְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to thee:cursedאֹרְרֶ֣יךָ'o.re.Rei.khaH779be every one thatcursethאָר֔וּר'a.RurH779thee, andblessedוּֽמְבָרֲכֶ֖יךָu.me.va.ra.Khei.khaH1288be he thatblessethבָּרֽוּךְ׃ba.RukhH1288thee.

30And it came to pass, as soon asIsaacיִצְחָק֮yitz.ChakH3327hadfinishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615blessingלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290, andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hadyetאַ֣ךְ'akhH389scarcelyיָצֹ֤אya.Tzo'H3318goneoutיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318from thepresenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, thatEsauוְעֵשָׂ֣וve.'e.SavH6215hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251cameinבָּ֖אba'H935from hishuntingמִצֵּידֽוֹ׃mi.tzei.DoH6718.

31And he also hadmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213savourymeatמַטְעַמִּ֔יםmat.'a.MimH4303, and broughtitוַיָּבֵ֖אvai.ya.Ve'H935to hisfatherלְאָבִ֑יוle.'a.VivH1, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherלְאָבִ֗יוle.'a.VivH1, Let myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1ariseיָקֻ֤םya.KumH6965, andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398of hisson’sבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121venisonמִצֵּ֣ידmi.TzeidH6718, that thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315mayblessתְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּיte.va.ra.Kha.niH1288me.

32AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Who art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thyfirstbornבְכֹֽרְךָ֖ve.kho.re.KhaH1060Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

33AndIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729exceedinglyחֲרָדָה֮ גְּדֹלָ֣ה מְאֹד֒cha.ra.Dah ge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419 H3966 H2731, andsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who?whereאֵפ֡וֹא'e.Fo'H645is he that hathtakenהַצָּֽד־ha.tzad-H6679venisonצַיִד֩tza.YidH6718, andbroughtוַיָּ֨בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935it me, and I haveeatenוָאֹכַ֥לva.'o.KhalH398of all before thoucamestתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935, and haveblessedוָאֲבָרֲכֵ֑הוּva.'a.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him? yea, and he shall beblessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288.

34And whenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, hecriedוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817with agreatגְּדֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419andexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterוּמָרָ֖הu.ma.RahH4751cryצְעָקָ֔הtze.'a.KahH6818, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,Blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, even me also, O myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

35And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251cameבָּ֥אba'H935deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֑הbe.mir.MahH4820, and hath takenawayוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947thyblessingבִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃bir.kha.Te.khaH1293.

36And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is he notrightlyהֲכִי֩ha.KhiH3588namedקָרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹka.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290? for he hath supplantedmeוַֽיַּעְקְבֵ֙נִי֙vai.ya'.ke.Ve.niH6117twiceזֶ֣ה פַעֲמַ֔יִםzeh fa.'a.Ma.yimH2088 H6471: he tookawayלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947mybirthrightבְּכֹרָתִ֣יbe.kho.ra.TiH1062; and, behold, now he hath takenawayלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947myblessingבִּרְכָתִ֑יbir.kha.TiH1293. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Hast thou notreservedאָצַ֥לְתָּ'a.Tzal.taH680ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293for me?

37AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEsauלְעֵשָׂ֗וle.'e.SavH6215, Behold, I havemadeשַׂמְתִּ֥יוsam.TivH7760him thylordגְּבִ֞ירge.VirH1376, and all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251have Igivenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to him forservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650; and withgrainוְדָגָ֥ןve.da.GanH1715andwineוְתִירֹ֖שׁve.ti.RoshH8492have Isustainedסְמַכְתִּ֑יוse.makh.TivH5564him: and what shall Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645to thee, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

38AndEsauעֵשָׂ֜ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1, Hast thou butoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259blessingהַֽבְרָכָ֨הhav.ra.KhahH1293, myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1?blessבָּרֲכֵ֥נִיba.ra.Khe.niH1288me, even me also, O myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1. AndEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

39AndIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1answeredוַיַּ֛עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold, thydwellingמֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָmo.sha.Ve.khaH4186shall be thefatnessמִשְׁמַנֵּ֤יmish.ma.NeiH4924of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and of thedewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2919ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064fromaboveH5920;

40And by thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣char.be.KhaH2719shalt thouliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421, and shaltserveתַּעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have thedominionתָּרִ֔ידta.RidH7300, that thou shaltbreakוּפָרַקְתָּ֥u.fa.rak.TaH6561hisyokeעֻלּ֖וֹu.LoH5923from off thyneckצַוָּארֶֽךָ׃tza.va.Re.khaH6677.

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