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Genesis 33

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andlookedH7200,and,behold,Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215wascomingH935,andwithhimfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376.AndhedividedH2673thechildrenH3206untoLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812,anduntoRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,anduntothetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handmaids.

2Andheputוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thehandmaidsandtheirchildrenH3206foremost,andLeahלֵאָ֤הle.'AhH3812andherchildrenH3206after,andRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354andJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hindermost.

3AndhehimselfpassedH5674overbeforethem,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftothegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,untilhecameneartohisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

4AndEsauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215ranH7323tomeethim,andembracedH2263him,andfellH5307onhisneckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677,andkissedH5401him:andtheyweptH1058.

5Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200thewomenH802andthechildrenH3206;andsaidH559,Whoarethesewiththee?AndhesaidH559,ThechildrenH3206whomGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgraciouslygiventhyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

6Thenthehandmaidscamenear,theyandtheirchildrenH3206,andtheybowedוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812themselves.

7AndLeahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812alsoגַּם־gam-H1571andherchildrenH3206camenear,andbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves:andaftercameJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130nearandRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354,andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves.

8AndhesaidH559,Whatmeanest thoubyallthiscompanywhichImetH6298?AndhesaidH559,Tofindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthesightofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

9AndEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215saidH559,IhaveenoughH7227,mybrotherאָחִ֕י'a.ChiH251;letthatwhichthou hastbeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961thine.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559, Nay,Ipraythee,ifnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthysight,thenreceiveH3947mypresentatmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027; forasmuchasIhaveseenH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,asoneseeththefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthou wastpleasedwithme.

11TakeH3947,Ipraythee,mygiftthatisbroughtH935tothee;becauseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath dealtgraciouslywithme,andbecauseIhaveenough.Andheurgedhim,andhetookH3947it.

12AndhesaidH559, Letustakeourjourney,andletusgo,andIwillgobeforethee.

13AndhesaidH559untohim,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knoweththatthechildrenH3206aretenderH7390,andthattheflocksH6629andherdsH1241withmehavetheiryoungH3206:andiftheyoverdrivethemoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,alltheflocksH6629willdieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,Ipraythee,passיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674overbeforehisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650:andIwillleadongently,accordingtothepaceofthecattlethatarebeforemeandaccordingtothepaceofthechildrenH3206,untilIcomeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935untomylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113untoSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

15AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidH559,Letmenowleavewiththeesomeofthefolkthatarewithme.AndhesaidH559,Whatneedethit?letmefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthesightofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

16SoEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117onhiswayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870untoSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

17AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290journeyedtoSuccothסֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,andbuiltH1129himahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004,andmadeH6213boothsH5521forhiscattle:thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725iscalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סsu.KotH5523.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935inpeacetothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofShechemשְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemH7927,whichisinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whenH834hecameH935fromPaddan-aram;andencampedH2583beforethecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19AndheboughtH7069theparcelofground,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hehadspreadH5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthechildrenofHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544,Shechem’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,forahundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967piecesקְשִׂיטָֽה׃ke.si.TahH7192ofmoneyH7192.

20Andheerectedthereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121itEl-Elohe-Israel.

Commentaries on Genesis 33

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