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Genesis 33

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869andlookedH7200,andbehold,Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215wascomingH935,andwithhimfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376.AndhedistributedthechildrenH3206toLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812,andtoRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,andtothetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147maidservantsהַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ha.she.fa.ChotH8198:

2andheputוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themaidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198andtheirchildrenH3206foremost,andLeahלֵאָ֤הle.'AhH3812andherchildrenH3206after,andRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354andJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hindmost.

3AndhepassedH5674onbeforethem,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812totheearthH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,untilhecameneartohisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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

5Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869andsawH7200thewomenH802andthechildrenH3206,andsaidH559,Whoarethesewiththee?AndhesaidH559,ThechildrenH3206thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hasgraciouslygiventhyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

6Andthemaidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198drewH5066near,theyandtheirchildrenH3206,andtheybowedוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812.

7AndLeahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,withherchildrenH3206,drewH5066near,andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.AndlastlyJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130drewH5066near,andRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354,andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

8AndhesaidH559,What[meanest] thoubyallthedrovewhichImetH6298?AndhesaidH559,Tofindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

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

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559,No,Ipraythee;ifnowIhavefoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869,thenreceiveH3947mygiftמִנְחָתִ֖יmin.cha.TiH4503frommyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027;forthereforeH3651haveIseenH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,asthoughIhadseenH7200thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthou hastreceivedH3947mewithpleasureH7521.

11TakeH3947,Ipraythee,myblessingבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293whichhasbeenbroughtH935tothee;becauseGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hasbeengracioustome,andbecauseIhaveeverythingכֹ֑לKholH3605.Andheurgedhim,andhetookH3947[it].

12AndhesaidH559, Letustakeourjourney,andgoon,andIwillgobeforethee.

13AndhesaidH559tohim,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knowsיֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045thatthechildrenH3206aretenderH7390,andthesucklingsheepוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629andkinearewithme;andiftheyshouldoverdrivethemonlyoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,alltheflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629woulddieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,Ipraythee,passיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674onbeforehisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,andIwilldriveonatmyeaseaccordingtothepaceofthecattlethatisbeforeme,andaccordingtothepaceofthechildrenH3206,untilIcomeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935tomylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,toSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

15AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidH559,Letmenowleavewiththee [some]ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatarewithme.AndhesaidH559,Whatneed?Letmefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

16AndEsauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117onhiswayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870toSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

17AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290journeyedtoSuccothסֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,andbuiltH1129himselfahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004,andforhiscattlehemadeH6213boothsH5521.ThereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סsu.KotH5523.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935safely[tothe]cityעִ֣יר'irH5892Shechemשְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemH7927,whichisinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whenH834hecameH935fromPadan-Aram;andheencampedH2583beforethecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19AndheboughtH7069theportionחֶלְקַ֣תchel.KatH2513ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hehadspreadH5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,ofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544, Shechem'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,forahundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967kesitahs.

20Andtherehesetוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324upanaltarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121itEl-Elohe-Israel.

Commentaries on Genesis 33

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