Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 33:2-7

2He putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853the maidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198and theirוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןyal.dei.HenH3206in frontרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הri.sho.NahH7223וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Leahלֵאָ֤הle.'AhH3812and her childrenוִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙vi.la.Dei.haH3206nextאַחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Rachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130at the rearאַחֲרֹנִֽים׃'a.cha.ro.NimH314.

3But Jacob himselfוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931went onעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471asעַד־'ad-H5704he approachedגִּשְׁתּ֖וֹ עַד־gish.To 'ad-H5066 H5704his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

4Esau, howeverעֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙'e.Sav lik.ra.ToH6215 H7122,ran to himוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323and embraced himוַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvay.cha.be.Ke.huH2263,threw his arms aroundוַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־vai.yi.Pol 'al-H5307 H5921his neckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677,and kissed himוַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401.And they both weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5When Esau looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853עֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206,he askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428with you?” Jacobansweredוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “These arethe childrenהַיְלָדִ֕יםhay.la.DimH3206אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has graciously givenחָנַ֥ןcha.NanH2603your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.”

6Then the maidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198and theirהֵ֥נָּהHe.nahH2007childrenוְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןve.yal.dei.HenH3206approachedוַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָva.ti.Gash.naH5066and bowed downוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812.

7Leahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812and her childrenוִילָדֶ֖יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206alsoגַּם־gam-H1571approachedוַתִּגַּ֧שׁva.ti.GashH5066and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,and thenוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130and Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354approachedנִגַּ֥שׁni.GashH5066and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

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