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Genesis 33:2-7

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.

4And Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meet himH7125,and embracedוַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvay.cha.be.Ke.huH2263him, and fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his neckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677,and kissed himוַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401:and they weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5And he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802and the childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206;and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who arethoseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428with thee? And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,The childrenהַיְלָדִ֕יםhay.la.DimH3206which Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath graciously givenחָנַ֥ןcha.NanH2603thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

6Then the handmaidensהַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198came nearוַתִּגַּ֧שְׁןָva.ti.Gash.naH5066,they and their childrenוְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןve.yal.dei.HenH3206,and they bowed themselvesוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812.

7And Leahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812also with her childrenוִילָדֶ֖יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206came nearH5066,and bowed themselvesוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812:and afterוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310cameH5066Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130nearH5066and Rachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354,and they bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves.

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