New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 33:3-11

3But he himselfוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674on aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440of them andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,untilH5704he cameH5066nearH5066to his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

4Then Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him and embracedוַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvay.cha.be.Ke.huH2263him, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his neckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677and kissedוַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401him, and they weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5He liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802and the childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428with you?” So he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “The childrenהַיְלָדִ֕יםhay.la.DimH3206whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has graciouslyH2603givenH2603your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.”

6Then the maidsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198cameH5066nearH5066with their childrenוְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןve.yal.dei.HenH3206,and they bowedH7812downוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812.

7Leahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812likewiseגַּם־gam-H1571cameH5066nearH5066with her childrenוִילָדֶ֖יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206,and they bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812;and afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130cameH5066nearH5066with Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354,and they bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

8And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמִ֥יmiH4310do you mean byallכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088companyהַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.NehH4264whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have metפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיpa.Ga.she.tiH6298?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

9But Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426plentyרָ֑בRavH7227,my brotherאָחִ֕י'a.ChiH251;let whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you haveיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961be your own.”

10Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Noאַל־'al-H408,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994,ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947my presentמִנְחָתִ֖יmin.cha.TiH4503from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,for I seeרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your faceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440as one seesכִּרְאֹ֛תkir.'OtH7200the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and you have receivedH7521me favorablyוַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃va.tir.Tze.niH7521.

11Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947mygiftבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has been broughtהֻבָ֣אתhu.VatH935to you,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has dealtH2603graciouslyH2603with me and becauseוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426plentyכֹ֑לKholH3605.”Thus he urgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him and he tookוַיִּקָּֽח׃vai.yi.KachH3947it.

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