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'Bring me game and make me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of Yahweh before my death.'
These are the words that the author introduces with the words "He said" in verse 6. This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. "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/jit/figs-quotesinquotes and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations)
Bring me game
"Bring me a wild animal that you hunt and kill"
make me delicious food
"cook for me the tasty meat that I love." See how this was translated in Genesis 27:4.
bless you in the presence of Yahweh
"bless you before Yahweh"
before my death
"before I die"