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And Yitschaq the son of Avraham was still living in those days in the land of Kena’an; he was very aged, one hundred and eighty years old, and Esav his son, the brother of Ya’aqov, was in the land of Edom, and he and his sons had possessions in it among the children of Seir.
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And Esav heard that his father's time was drawing near to die, and he and his sons and household came to the land of Kena’an, to his father's house, and Ya’aqov and his sons went forth from the place where they lived in Chevron, and they all came to their father Yitschaq, and they found Esav and his sons in the tent.
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And Ya’aqov and his sons sat before his father Yitschaq, and Ya’aqov was still mourning for his son Yoseph.
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And Yitschaq said to Ya’aqov, Bring me here your sons and I will bless them; and Ya’aqov brought his eleven children before his father Yitschaq.
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And Yitschaq placed his hands upon all the sons of Ya’aqov, and he took hold of them and embraced them, and kissed them one by one, and Yitschaq blessed them on that day, and he said to them, May the Elohim of your fathers bless you and increase your seed like the stars of heaven for number.
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And Yitschaq also blessed the sons of Esav, saying, May Elohim cause you to be a dread and a terror to all that will behold you, and to all your enemies.
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And Yitschaq called Ya’aqov and his sons, and they all came and sat before Yitschaq, and Yitschaq said to Ya’aqov, Yahuah Elohim of the whole earth said to me, Unto your seed will I give this land for an inheritance if your children keep my statutes and my ways, and I will perform to them the oath which I swore to your father Avraham.
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Now therefore my son, teach your children and your children's children to fear Yahuah, and to go in the good way which will please Yahuah your Elohim, for if you keep the ways of Yahuah and his statutes Yahuah will also keep to you his covenant with Avraham, and will do well with you and your seed all the days.
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And when Yitschaq had finished commanding Ya’aqov and his children, he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered to his people.
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And Ya’aqov and Esav fell upon the face of their father Yitschaq, and they wept, and Yitschaq was one hundred and eighty years old when he died in the land of Kena’an, in Chevron, and his sons carried him to the cave of Makhpelah, which Avraham had bought from the children of Heth for a possession of a burial place.
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And all the kings of the land of Kena’an went with Ya’aqov and Esav to bury Yitschaq, and all the kings of Kena’an showed Yitschaq great honor at his death.
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And the sons of Ya’aqov and the sons of Esav went barefooted round about, walking and lamenting until they reached Kireath-arba.
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And Ya’aqov and Esav buried their father Yitschaq in the cave of Makhpelah, which is in Kireath-arba in Chevron, and they buried him with very great honor, as at the funeral of kings.
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And Ya’aqov and his sons, and Esav and his sons, and all the kings of Kena’an made a great and heavy mourning, and they buried him and mourned for him many days.
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And at the death of Yitschaq, he left his cattle and his possessions and all belonging to him to his sons; and Esav said to Ya’aqov, Behold I pray you, all that our father has left we will divide it in two parts, and I will have the choice, and Ya’aqov said, We will do so.
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And Ya’aqov took all that Yitschaq had left in the land of Kena’an, the cattle and the property, and he placed them in two parts before Esav and his sons, and he said to Esav, Behold all this is before you, choose you to yourself the half which you will take.
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And Ya’aqov said to Esav, Hear you I pray you what I will speak to you, saying, Yahuah Elohim of heaven and earth spoke to our fathers Avraham and Yitschaq, saying, Unto your seed will I give this land for an inheritance forever.
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Now therefore all that our father has left is before you, and behold all the land is before you; choose you from them what you desire.
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If you desire the whole land take it for you and your children forever, and I will take this riches, and it you desire the riches take it to you, and I will take this land for me and for my children to inherit it forever.
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And Nebayoth, the son of Yishma’el, was then in the land with his children, and Esav went on that day and consulted with him, saying.
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Thus has Ya’aqov spoken to me, and thus has he answered me, now give your advice and we will hear.
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And Nebayoth said, What is this that Ya’aqov has spoken to you? behold all the children of Kena’an are dwelling securely in their land, and Ya’aqov says he will inherit it with his seed all the days.
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Go now therefore and take all your father's riches and leave Ya’aqov your brother in the land, as he has spoken.
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And Esav rose up and returned to Ya’aqov, and did all that Nebayoth the son of Yishma’el had advised; and Esav took all the riches that Yitschaq had left, the souls, the beasts, the cattle and the property, and all the riches; he gave nothing to his brother Ya’aqov; and Ya’aqov took all the land of Kena’an, from the brook of Mitsrayim to the river Perat, and he took it for an everlasting possession, and for his children and for his seed after him forever.
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Ya’aqov also took from his brother Esav the cave of Makhpelah, which is in Chevron, which Avraham had bought from Ephron for a possession of a burial place for him and his seed forever.
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And Ya’aqov wrote all these things in the book of purchase, and he signed it, and he testified all this with four faithful witnesses.
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And these are the words which Ya’aqov wrote in the book, saying: The land of Kena’an and all the cities of the Chittiym, the Chivviym, the Yevusiym, the Emoriym, the Perizziym, and the Gergashites, all the seven nations from the river of Mitsrayim to the river Perat.
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And the city of Chevron Kireath-arba, and the cave which is in it, the whole did Ya’aqov buy from his brother Esav for value, for a possession and for an inheritance for his seed after him forever.
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And Ya’aqov took the book of purchase and the signature, the command and the statutes and the revealed book, and he placed them in an earthen vessel in order that they should remain for a long time, and he delivered them into the hands of his children.
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Esav took all that his father had left him after his death from his brother Ya’aqov, and he took all the property, from man and beast, camel and ass, ox and lamb, silver and gold, stones and bdellium, and all the riches which had belonged to Yitschaq the son of Avraham; there was nothing left which Esav did not take to himself, from all that Yitschaq had left after his death.
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And Esav took all this, and he and his children went home to the land of Seir the Horite, away from his brother Ya’aqov and his children.
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And Esav had possessions among the children of Seir, and Esav returned not to the land of Kena’an from that day forward.
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And the whole land of Kena’an became an inheritance to the children of Yis’rael for an everlasting inheritance, and Esav with all his children inherited the mountain of Seir.