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Genesis 33:3-11

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.

8“Whatמִ֥יmiH4310do you meanby sending thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wholeכָּל־kol-H3605companyהַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to meet meפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיpa.Ga.she.tiH6298?”asked Esauוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “To findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113,” Jacobansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

9“I already haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426plentyרָ֑בRavH7227,my brotherאָחִ֕י'a.ChiH251,”Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Keepיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961what belongsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to you.”

10But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290insistedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Noאַל־'al-H408,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994!Ifאִם־ נָ֨א'im- na'H518 H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,then receiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947this giftמִנְחָתִ֖יmin.cha.TiH4503from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027.Forעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your faceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,and it is like seeingכִּרְאֹ֛תkir.'OtH7200the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,since you have received me favorablyוַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃va.tir.Tze.niH7521.

11Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853acceptקַח־kach-H3947my giftבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was broughtהֻבָ֣אתhu.VatH935to you,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י'E.lo.Him ve.KhiH430 H3588has been graciousחַנַּ֥נִיcha.Na.niH2603to meand I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426all I needכֹ֑לKholH3605.”So Jacob pressedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484himuntil he acceptedוַיִּקָּֽח׃vai.yi.KachH3947.

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