Chapter 25

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AND in the second year of this week in this jubilee, Rivqah called Ya`aqov her son, and spoke unto him, saying: My son, do not take you a woman of the daughters of Kena`an, as Esau, your brother, who took him two women of the daughters of Kena`an, and they have embittered my soul with all their unclean deeds: for all their deeds are fornication and lust, and there is no righteousness with them, for their deeds are evil.

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And I, my son, love you exceedingly, and my heart and my affection bless you every hour of the day and watch of the night.

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And now, my son, hearken to my voice, and do the will of your mother, and do not take you a woman of the daughters of this land, but only of the house of my father, and of my father's kindred. You shall take you a woman of the house of my father, and El Elyon will bless you, and your children shall be a righteous generation and a holy seed.'

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And then spoke Ya`aqov to Rivqah, his mother, and said unto her: Behold, mother, I am nine weeks of years old, and I neither know nor have I touched any woman, nor have I betrothed myself to any, nor even think of taking me a woman of the daughters of Kena`an.

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For I remember, mother, the words of Avraham, our father, for he commanded me not to take a woman of the daughters of Kena`an, but to take me a woman from the seed of my father's house and from my kindred.

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I have heard before that daughters have been born to Lavan, your brother, and I have set my heart on them to take a woman from amongst them.

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And for this reason I have guarded myself in my ruach against sinning or being corrupted in all my ways throughout all the days of my life; for with regard to lust and fornication, Avraham, my father, gave me many commands.

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And, despite all that he has commanded me, these two and twenty years my brother has striven with me, and spoken frequently to me and said: 'My brother, take to be your woman a sister of my two women'; but I refuse to do as he has done.

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I swear before you, mother, that all the days of my life I will not take me a woman from the daughters of the seed of Kena`an, and I will not act wickedly as my brother has done.

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Fear not, mother; be assured that I shall do your will and walk in uprightness, and not corrupt my ways forever.'

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And thereupon she lifted up her face to heaven and extended the fingers of her hands, and opened her mouth and blessed El Elyon, who had created the heavens and the earth, and she gave him thanks and praise.

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And she said: Blessed be Yahuah Elohiym, and may his holy name be blessed forever and ever, who has given me Ya`aqov as a pure son and a holy seed; for he is yours, and yours shall his seed be continually and throughout all the generations forevermore.

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Bless him, O Yahuah, and place in my mouth the blessing of righteousness, that I may bless him.'

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And at that hour, when the Ruach Tsedaqah descended into her mouth, she placed both her hands on the head of Ya`aqov, and said:

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Blessed are you, Yahuah of righteousness and Elohiym of the ages and may he bless you beyond all the generations of men. May he give you, my son, the path of righteousness, and reveal righteousness to your seed.

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And may he make your sons many during your life, and may they arise according to the number of the months of the year. And may their sons become many and great beyond the stars of heaven, and their numbers be more than the sand of the sea.

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And may he give them this goodly land as he said he would give it to Avraham and to his seed after him always. And may they hold it as a possession forever.

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And may I see born unto you, my son, blessed children during my life, and a blessed and holy seed may all your seed be.

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And as you have refreshed your mother's ruach during her life, the womb of her that bore you blesses you thus, my affection and my breasts bless you and my mouth and my tongue praise you greatly.

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Increase and spread over the earth, and may your seed be perfect in the joy of heaven and earth forever; And may your seed rejoice, and on the great day of peace may it have peace.

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And may your name and your seed endure to all the ages, and may El Elyon be their Elohiym, and may the Elohiym of righteousness tabernacle with them, and by them may his sanctuary be built unto all the ages.

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Blessed be he that blesses you, and all flesh that curses you falsely, may it be cursed.'

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And she kissed him, and said to him: May Yahuah of the world love you as the heart of your mother and her affection rejoice in you and bless you. And she ceased from blessing.



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