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Genesis 33:1-3

1And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,and, behold, Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215cameבָּ֔אBa'H935,and with him fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376.And he dividedוַיַּ֣חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the childrenהַיְלָדִ֗יםhay.la.DimH3206unto Leahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812,and unto Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354,and unto the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handmaidsהַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ha.she.fa.ChotH8198.

2And he putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the handmaidsהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198and their childrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןyal.dei.HenH3206foremostרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הri.sho.NahH7223,and Leahלֵאָ֤הle.'AhH3812and her childrenוִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙vi.la.Dei.haH3206afterאַחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314,and Rachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354and Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hindermostאַחֲרֹנִֽים׃'a.cha.ro.NimH314.

3And he passed overעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440,and bowed himselfוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,until he came nearגִּשְׁתּ֖וֹgish.ToH5066to his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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