New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 33:12-20

12ThenEsau saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let us takeH5265our journeyH5265and goוְנֵלֵ֑כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980,and I will goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980beforeלְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃le.neg.De.khaH5048you.”

13But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knowsיֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that the childrenהַיְלָדִ֣יםhay.la.DimH3206are frailרַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390and that the flocksוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629and herdsוְהַבָּקָ֖רve.ha.ba.KarH1241which are nursingעָל֣וֹתa.LotH5763area careעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921to me. And if they are drivenH1849hardH1849oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605the flocksהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629will dieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113passיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674on beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,and I will proceedאֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahH5095at my leisureלְאִטִּ֗יle.'i.TiH328,according to the paceלְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelH7272of the cattleהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399that are beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me and according to the paceוּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.gelH7272of the childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704 H834I comeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113atSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.”

15Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let me leaveאַצִּֽיגָה־'a.tzi.gah-H3322with you someמִן־min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with me.” But he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100need is there?Let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

16So Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117on his wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870to Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

17Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290journeyedנָסַ֣עna.Sa'H5265toSuccothסֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,and builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for himself a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004and madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֔תsu.KotH5521for his livestockוּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙u.le.mik.Ne.huH4735;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is namedקָרָ֥א שֵׁם־ka.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סsu.KotH5523.

18Now Jacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935safelyשָׁלֵ֜םsha.LemH8003to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofShechemשְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemH7927,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,when he cameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307,and campedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19He boughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the pieceH2513of landH2513whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁם֙'a.Sher shamH834 H8033he had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186his tentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544,Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,for one hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967piecesקְשִׂיטָֽה׃ke.si.TahH7192of moneyH7192.

20Then he erectedוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033an altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196and calledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121itEl-Elohe-IsraelH415.

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