H9002–/וְ–v

Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

וְרִבְקָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

וְלָמָּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְזִ֣יד (וּ) u. “and”

Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ (וַ) va. “and”וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.

וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.

וְאֵ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.

וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;

וְגָדֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

וּמִקְנֵ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army.

וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ (וַ) va. “and”וּפִיכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you?

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.

וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.

וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me;

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֵא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֥וּדָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”וְהָבִ֥יאָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֹכֵ֑לָה (וְ) ve. “so”

Now Isaac's words to his son were said in Rebekah's hearing. Then Esau went out to get the meat.

וְרִבְקָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rebekah said to Jacob, her son, Your father said to your brother Esau in my hearing,

וְרִבְקָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal, so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my death.

וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”וְאֹכֵ֑לָה (וְ) ve. “so”וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה (וַ) va. “so”

Now, my son, do what I say.

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”