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# Connecting Statement:
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The background information that began in verse 5 continues here.
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# Rebekah spoke to Jacob
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After Esau leaves (verse 5), Rebekah speaks to Jacob because of what she heard. "So when Esau went ... bring it back, Rebekah spoke to Jacob" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
# to Jacob her son
Esau and Jacob were both sons of Isaac and Rebekah. The author calls Jacob "her son" to emphasize that she preferred Jacob over Esau.
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# See here
The phrase "see here" adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: "Listen carefully"
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# He said, 'Bring me game and make me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of Yahweh before my death.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "He told Esau to hunt a wild animal, and to make the tasty meat that he loves. Then before he dies, your father will bless Esau in the presence of Yahweh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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