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Genesis 27:12
My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Suppose my father touches me and feels my skin; then I will be seen by him as a cheat (imposter), and I will bring his curse on me and not a blessing.”
Suppose my father feels me; I will seem to him to be a cheat and an imposter, and I will bring [his] curse on me and not [his] blessing.
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Suppose my father touches me. Then I will be revealed to him as a deceiver and bring a curse rather than a blessing on myself.”
What if my father touches me and thinks I’m making fun of him? I will be cursed instead of blessed.”
Suppose my father touches me — he’ll know I’m trying to trick him, and I’ll bring a curse on myself, not a blessing!”
If my father touches me and realizes I am trying to trick him, he will put a curse on me instead of giving me a blessing.”
My father perhaps will feel me, and I shall be in his sight as one who mocks [him], and I shall bring a curse on me, and not a blessing.
If my father shall feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing.
If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse me because I tried to trick him.”
My father may touch me. Then he will know that I am deceiving him. He will not bless me. He will curse me instead.’
What if my father touches me? I will be exposed to him as a deceiver, and I will bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
If my father ·touches me, he will know I am not Esau [L feels me…]. Then he will not bless me but will place a curse on me because ·I tried to trick him [L he will think I am mocking him].”
My father may possibly feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker: so shall I bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
My father will feel ⌞my skin⌟ and think I’m mocking him. Then I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will touch me and find out that I am deceiving him; in this way, I will bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
Suppose my father touches me. Then I will be revealed to him as a deceiver and bring a curse rather than a blessing on myself.”
If my father touches me, he will know I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me. He will place a curse on me because I tried to trick him.”
My father might touch me and he’ll realize that I’m deceiving him. Then, I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon myself, and not a blessing.
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Perhaps my father will feel me, then I will be as a mocker in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes as a mocker, and he will bring upon me a curse and not a blessing.”
Jacob: “But Mother! He won’t be fooled that easily. Think how hairy Esau is, and how smooth my skin is! What if my father feels me? He’ll think I’m making a fool of him and curse me instead of blessing me!”
“But Mother,” Jacob said, “my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin. What happens if my father touches me? He’ll think I’m playing games with him. I’ll bring down a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I will bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
My father will feel my skin and think I’m mocking him. Then I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
Suppose my father feels me? He will think I am making fun of him, and I will bring on myself a curse instead of a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will touch me, then I will be like a deceiver in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, then I will be as a deceiver in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
My father might touch me and realize that I am playing a trick on him and place a curse on me instead of a blessing.”
If my father touches me, he will know I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me but will place a curse on me because I tried to trick him.”
My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”
What if my father touches me? He would know I was trying to trick him. He would curse me instead of giving me a blessing.”
What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.’
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
If my father touches me, he will think of me as one trying to fool him. Then he will bring a curse upon me instead of good.”
What if my father touches me? He’ll see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll curse me instead of blessing me.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.’
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.’
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
What if avi will touch me, and I shall seem to him as a meta’te’a (mocker); and I shall bring a kelalah upon me, and not a brocha.
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
Perhaps my father will touch me, and he’ll take me for a mocker, and I’ll bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”
If father reaches out and touches me, he’ll figure it out and think I’m mocking him. Then I’ll bring a curse upon myself instead of a blessing!
What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing.”
(so) if my father shall touch (me), or draw me to him, and feel me, I dread lest he guess that I would scorn him, and he bring in cursing on me for blessing (and I bring in a curse upon myself, and not a blessing).
it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;'
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