H9002–/וְ–v

Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.

וְרִבְקָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"

וְלָמָּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

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

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

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

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister?'" Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die because of her.'"

וְאֵ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Abimelech charged all the people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

וְגָדֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

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

Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

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

Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?"

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

They said, "We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

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

that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.' You are now the blessed of Yahweh."

וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר (וְ) ve. “and”

When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They grieved Isaac and Rebekah's spirits.

וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.

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

Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die."

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

Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

וְרִבְקָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

וְרִבְקָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

'Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.'

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

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”