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to sell me Machpelah Cave, which is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price, here in your presence, so that I can own it as a burial ground."

"Listen, sir; I will give you the whole field and the cave that is in it. Here in the presence of my own people, I will give it to you, so that you can bury your wife."

and said to Ephron, so that everyone could hear, "May I ask you, please, to listen. I will buy the whole field. Accept my payment, and I will bury my wife there."

The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son.

Go to the flock and pick out two fat young goats, so that I can cook them and make some of that food your father likes so much.

Jacob answered, "I am your older son Esau; I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of the meat that I have brought you, so that you can give me your blessing."

Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come closer so that I can touch you. Are you really Esau?"

He also cooked some tasty food and took it to his father. He said, "Please, father, sit up and eat some of the meat that I have brought you, so that you can give me your blessing."

May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations!

Jacob worked seven years so that he could have Rachel, and the time seemed like only a few days to him, because he loved her.

She said, "Here is my slave Bilhah; sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. In this way I can become a mother through her."

After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Let me go, so that I can return home.

Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them.

When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches.

So that day Esau started on his way back to Edom.

Then Judah said to Er's brother Onan, "Go and sleep with your brother's widow. Fulfill your obligation to her as her husband's brother, so that your brother may have descendants."

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he had intercourse with his brother's widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, so that there would be no children for his brother.

But the Lord was with Joseph and blessed him, so that the jailer was pleased with him.

May Almighty God cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them."

The servant took the brothers into the house. He gave them water so that they could wash their feet, and he fed their donkeys.