- Genesis 25:19
וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת יִצְחָק בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם הוֹלִיד אֶת־יִצְחָק׃
This is the story of Isaac, son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac.
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וְאִלֵּין תּוֹלְדָת יִצְחָק בַּר אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם אוֹלֵיד יָת יִצְחָק׃
And these are the descendants of Yitzchok son of Avraham. Avraham was the father of Yitzchok.
- Genesis 25:20
וַיְהִי יִצְחָק בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בְּקַחְתּוֹ אֶת־רִבְקָה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל הָאֲרַמִּי מִפַּדַּן אֲרָם אֲחוֹת לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה׃
Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, sister of Laban the Aramean.
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וַהֲוָה יִצְחָק בַּר אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין כַּד נְסֵיב יָת רִבְקָה בַּת בְּתוּאֵל אֲרַמָּאָה מִפַּדַן אֲרָם אֲחָתֵיהּ דְּלָבָן אֲרַמָּאָה לֵיהּ לְאִתּוּ׃
Yitzchok was forty years old when he took Rivkah, the daughter of Besueil, the Aramite, of Padan Aram, sister of Lavan, the Aramite, for a wife.
- Genesis 25:21
וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַיהֹוָה לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ כִּי עֲקָרָה הִוא וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהֹוָה וַתַּהַר רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ׃
Isaac pleaded with GOD on behalf of his wife, because she was infertile; and GOD responded to his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
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וְצַלִּי יִצְחָק קֳדָם יְיָ לָקֳבֵיל אִתְּתֵיהּ אֲרֵי עַקְרָא הִיא וְקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתֵיהּ יְיָ וְעַדִּיאַת רִבְקָה אִתְּתֵיהּ׃
Yitzchok prayed to [before] Adonoy across from [opposite] his wife, for she was barren. Adonoy granted his prayer and his wife, Rivkah, conceived.
- Genesis 25:22
וַיִּתְרֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ וַתֹּאמֶר אִם־כֵּן לָמָּה זֶּה אָנֹכִי וַתֵּלֶךְ לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה׃
But the children struggled in her womb, and she said, “If so, why do I exist?” She went to inquire of GOD,
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וְדָחֲקִין בְּנַיָּא בִּמְעַהָא וַאֲמַרַת אִם כֵּן לְמָא דְּנָן אֲנָא וַאֲזַלַת לְמִתְבַּע אוּלְפָן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ׃
The children clashed [pressed] inside her, and [when this happened] she said, If this is so, why did I desire this? She [then] went to inquire of [to ask for instruction from before] Adonoy.
- Genesis 25:23
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה לָהּ שְׁנֵי (גיים) [גוֹיִם] בְּבִטְנֵךְ וּשְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים מִמֵּעַיִךְ יִפָּרֵדוּ וּלְאֹם מִלְאֹם יֶאֱמָץ וְרַב יַעֲבֹד צָעִיר׃
and GOD answered her, “Two nations are in your womb, Two separate peoples shall issue from your body; One people shall be mightier than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.”
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לַהּ תְּרֵין עַמְמִין בִּמְעַכִי וְתַרְתֵּין מַלְכְוָון מִמְּעַכִי יִתְפָּרְשָׁן וּמַלְכוּ מִמַּלְכוּ תִּתַּקַּף וְרַבָּא יִשְׁתַּעֲבַד לִזְעֵירָא׃
Adonoy said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two Kingdoms will separate from within you. One government will be mightier than the other, but the greater one will serve the smaller one.
- Genesis 25:24
וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶדֶת וְהִנֵּה תוֹמִם בְּבִטְנָהּ׃
When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb.
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וּשְׁלִימוּ יוֹמַהָא לְמֵילַד וְהָא תְיוֹמִין בִּמְעַהָא׃
When her days of pregnancy were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- Genesis 25:25
וַיֵּצֵא הָרִאשׁוֹן אַדְמוֹנִי כֻּלּוֹ כְּאַדֶּרֶת שֵׂעָר וַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁמוֹ עֵשָׂו׃
The first one emerged red, like a hairy mantle all over; so they named him Esau.
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וּנְפַק קַדְמָאָה סָמוֹק כּוּלֵּיהּ כִּגְלוֹם דִּסְעַר וּקְרוֹ שְׁמֵיהּ עֵשָׂו׃
The first one came out with a reddish complexion, covered completely with what was like a hairy robe, and they named him Eisov.
- Genesis 25:26
וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָצָא אָחִיו וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וְיִצְחָק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה בְּלֶדֶת אֹתָם׃
Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
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וּבָתַר כֵּן נְפַק אֲחוּהִי וִידֵיהּ אֲחִידָא בְּעִקְבָא דְּעֵשָׂו וּקְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ יַעֲקֹב וְיִצְחָק בַּר שִׁתִּין שְׁנִין כַּד יְלֵידַת יָתְהוֹן׃
After that his brother came out, his hand grasping the heel of Eisov, and he [Yitzchok] named him Yaakov. Yitzchok was sixty years old when she [Rivkah] gave birth to them.
- Genesis 25:27
וַיִּגְדְּלוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד אִישׁ שָׂדֶה וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם יֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִים׃
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob became a mild man who stayed in camp.
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וּרְבִיאוּ עוּלֵימַיָּא וַהֲוָה עֵשָׂו גְּבַר נְחַשׁ יִרְכָן גְּבַר נָפֵיק חֲקַל וְיַעֲקֹב גְּבַר שְׁלִים מְשַׁמֵּישׁ בֵּית אוּלְפָנָא׃
The lads grew up. Eisov became a skilled trapper [an idle man], a man of the field [a man going out to the field]. Yaakov was a wholesome man, living in tents [serving in the house of study].
- Genesis 25:28
וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת־עֵשָׂו כִּי־צַיִד בְּפִיו וְרִבְקָה אֹהֶבֶת אֶת־יַעֲקֹב׃
Isaac favored Esau because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah favored Jacob.
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וּרְחֵים יִצְחָק יָת עֵשָׂו אֲרֵי מִצֵּידֵיהּ הֲוָה אָכֵיל וְרִבְקָה רְחֵימַת יָת יַעֲקֹב׃
Yitzchok loved Eisov because he ate of his trappings, but Rivkah loved Yaakov.
- Genesis 25:29
וַיָּזֶד יַעֲקֹב נָזִיד וַיָּבֹא עֵשָׂו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה וְהוּא עָיֵף׃
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the open, famished.
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וּבַשֵּׁיל יַעֲקֹב תַּבְשִׁילָא וְעָאל עֵשָׂו מִן חַקְלָא וְהוּא מְשַׁלְהֵי׃
Yaakov was simmering a pottage when Eisov came in from the field, exhausted.
- Genesis 25:30
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו אֶל־יַעֲקֹב הַלְעִיטֵנִי נָא מִן־הָאָדֹם הָאָדֹם הַזֶּה כִּי עָיֵף אָנֹכִי עַל־כֵּן קָרָא־שְׁמוֹ אֱדוֹם׃
And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff to gulp down, for I am famished”—which is why he was named Edom.
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וַאֲמַר עֵשָׂו לְיַעֲקֹב אַטְעֵימְנִי כְעַן מִן סִמּוֹקָא סָמְקָא הָדֵין אֲרֵי מְשַׁלְהֵי אֲנָא עַל כֵּן קְרָא שְׁמֵיהּ אֱדוֹם׃
Eisov said to Yaakov, Please [Now] give me a swallow of this red [pottage], for I am exhausted. He was therefore named Edom [Red].
- Genesis 25:31
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת־בְּכֹרָתְךָ לִי׃
Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.”
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וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב זַבֵּין כְּיוֹם דִּלְהֵי יָת בְּכֵירוּתָךְ לִי׃
Yaakov said, As of this day [Like this day], sell your birthright to me.
- Genesis 25:32
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ לָמוּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּה לִי בְּכֹרָה׃
And Esau said, “I am at the point of death, so of what use is my birthright to me?”
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וַאֲמַר עֵשָׂו הָא אֲנָא אָזֵיל לִמְמָת וּלְמָא דְּנָן לִי בְּכֵירוּתָא׃
Eisov said, Here I am going to die, what [good] is this birthright to me.
- Genesis 25:33
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי כַּיּוֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַע לוֹ וַיִּמְכֹּר אֶת־בְּכֹרָתוֹ לְיַעֲקֹב׃
But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
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וַאֲמַר יַעֲקֹב קַיֵּים לִי כְּיוֹם דִּלְהֵי וְקַיֵּים לֵיהּ וְזַבֵּין יָת בְּכֵירוּתֵיהּ לְיַעֲקֹב׃
Yaakov said, Swear to me as of this day [like this day]. He swore to him, and sold his birthright to Yaakov.
- Genesis 25:34
וְיַעֲקֹב נָתַן לְעֵשָׂו לֶחֶם וּנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים וַיֹּאכַל וַיֵּשְׁתְּ וַיָּקׇם וַיֵּלַךְ וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָה׃
Jacob then gave Esau bread and lentil stew; he ate and drank, and he rose and went away. Thus did Esau spurn the birthright.
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וְיַעֲקֹב יְהַב לְעֵשָׂו לְחֵים וְתַבְשִׁיל דִּטְלוֹפְחִין וַאֲכַל וּשְׁתִי וְקָם וַאֲזַל וְשָׁט עֵשָׂו יָת בְּכֵירוּתָא׃
Yaakov then gave Eisov bread and a pottage of lentils. He [Eisov] ate and drank, got up and left. [Thus] Eisov scorned the birthright.
- Genesis 26:1
וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ מִלְּבַד הָרָעָב הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם וַיֵּלֶךְ יִצְחָק אֶל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּים גְּרָרָה׃
There was a famine in the land—aside from the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham—and Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
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וַהֲוָה כַפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא בָּר מִכַּפְנָא קַדְמָאָה דַּהֲוָה בְּיוֹמֵי אַבְרָהָם וַאֲזַל יִצְחָק לְוָת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מַלְכָּא דִּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי לִגְרָר׃
There was a famine in the land, aside from the first famine that was in the days of Avraham. Yitzchok went to Avimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:2
וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תֵּרֵד מִצְרָיְמָה שְׁכֹן בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ׃
GOD had appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land that I point out to you.
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וְאִתְגְּלִי לֵיהּ יְיָ וַאֲמַר לָא תֵיחוֹת לְמִצְרָיִם שְׁרִי בְּאַרְעָא דְּאֵימַר לָךְ׃
Adonoy appeared [became revealed] to him and said, Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land that I will make known to you.
- Genesis 26:3
גּוּר בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ וַאֲבָרְכֶךָּ כִּי־לְךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־כׇּל־הָאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ׃
Reside in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; I will assign all these lands to you and to your heirs, fulfilling the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
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דּוּר בְּאַרְעָא הָדָא וִיהֵי מֵימְרִי בְּסַעֲדָךְ וַאֲבָרְכִינָּךְ אֲרֵי לָךְ וְלִבְנָךְ אֶתֵּין יָת כָּל אַרְעָתָא הָאִלֵּין וַאֲקַיֵּם יָת קְיָמָא דְּקַיֵּימִית לְאַבְרָהָם אֲבוּךְ׃
Stay temporarily in this land and I will be with you and bless you [My Word will be your support and I will bless you], for to you and your descendants I will give all these lands. I will [thus] keep the oath that I swore to Avraham, your father.
- Genesis 26:4
וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנָתַתִּי לְזַרְעֲךָ אֵת כׇּל־הָאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וְהִתְבָּרְכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ׃
I will make your heirs as numerous as the stars of heaven, and assign to your heirs all these lands, so that all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your heirs—
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וְאַסְגֵּי יָת בְּנָךְ כְּכוֹכְבֵי שְׁמַיָּא וְאֶתֵּין לִבְנָךְ יָת כָּל אַרְעָתָא הָאִלֵּין וְיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּדִיל בְּנָךְ כֹּל עַמְמֵי אַרְעָא׃
I will make your descendants [as numerous] as the stars of the heavens, and I will give your descendants all these lands. Through [Because of] your descendants shall be blessed all the nations of the world.
- Genesis 26:5
עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֺתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי׃
inasmuch as Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge: My commandments, My laws, and My teachings.”
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חֲלָף דְּקַבֵּיל אַבְרָהָם לְמֵימְרִי וּנְטַר מַטְּרַת מֵימְרִי פִּקּוֹדַי קְיָמַי וְאוֹרָיָתָי׃
[All this is] because Avraham listened to [accepted] My voice [Word], and minded My mandate [the mandate of My Word], My commandments, My decrees and My teachings.