Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 35

1And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927to Beth–elH1008,and dwellוְשֶׁב־ve.shev-H3427there: and makeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213there an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Godלָאֵל֙la.'ElH410,that appearedהַנִּרְאֶ֣הha.nir.'EhH7200unto thee when thou fleddestבְּבָרְחֲךָ֔be.va.re.cha.KhaH1272from the faceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

2Then Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and to all that werewith him, Put awayהָסִ֜רוּha.Si.ruH5493the strangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430that areamong youבְּתֹכְכֶ֔םbe.to.khe.KhemH8432,and be cleanוְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּve.hi.ta.ha.RuH2891,and changeוְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּve.ha.cha.Li.fuH2498your garmentsשִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sim.lo.tei.KhemH8071:

3And let us ariseוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965,and go upוְנַעֲלֶ֖הve.na.'a.LehH5927to Beth–elH1008;and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213there an altarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Godלָאֵ֞לla.'ElH410,who answeredהָעֹנֶ֤הha.'o.NehH6030me in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my distressצָֽרָתִ֔יtza.ra.TiH6869,and was with me in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870which I wentהָלָֽכְתִּי׃ha.La.khe.tiH1980.

4And they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290all the strangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430which werein their handבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, and all theirearringsהַנְּזָמִ֖יםha.ne.za.MimH5141which werein their earsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241;and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hidוַיִּטְמֹ֤ןvai.yit.MonH2934them under the oakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424which wasby Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927.

5And they journeyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265:and the terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that wereround aboutסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did not pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6So Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Luzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870, which isin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, that is,Beth–elH1008,he and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And he builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El–beth–elH416:because there Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540unto him, when he fledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from the faceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8But Deborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191,and she was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912beneath Beth–elH1008under an oakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437:and the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Allon–bachuthH439.

9And Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290again, when he cameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935out of Padan–aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307,and blessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290:thy nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall not be calledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121any more Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,but Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706:be fruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509and multiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235;a nationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and a companyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall be of thee, and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall comeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318out of thy loinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12And the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I gaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327,to thee I will give itאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414,and to thy seedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310will I giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13And Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from him in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where he talkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him.

14And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290set upוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in the placeבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where he talkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him, evena pillarמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678of stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:and he pouredוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drink offeringנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262thereon, and he pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081thereon.

15And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with him, Beth–elH1008.

16And they journeyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from Beth–elH1008;and there was butע֥וֹדodH5750a littleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672:and Rachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailedוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,and she had hardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205.

17And it came to pass, when she was in hardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205,that the midwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; thou shalt have this sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121also.

18And it came to pass, as her soulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was in departingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318, (for she diedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191)that she calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben–oniH1126:but his fatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121him Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

19And Rachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191,and was buriedוַתִּקָּבֵר֙va.ti.ka.VerH6912in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Ephrathאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672, which isBeth–lehemH1035.

20And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324a pillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676upon her graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900: that isthe pillarמַצֶּ֥בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678of Rachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354graveקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

21And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסַּ֖עvai.yi.Sa'H5265,and spreadוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973the towerH4026of EdarH4029.

22And it came to pass, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in that landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,that Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH3212and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with Bilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090his father’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370:and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it.Now the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290were twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147:

23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812;Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060,and Simeonוְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ve.shim.'OnH8095,and Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878,and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,and Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,and Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻֽן׃u.ze.vu.LunH2074:

24The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Rachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144:

25And the sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Bilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090,Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354handmaidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198;Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835,and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321:

26And the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153,Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812handmaidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198;Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,and Asherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836: these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,which were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him in Padan–aramבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307.

27And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1unto Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,unto the city of ArbahH7153, which isHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,where Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָֽק׃ve.yitz.ChakH3327sojournedגָּֽר־gar-H1481.

28And the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327were an hundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֖הme.'At sha.NahH8141 H3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

29And Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327gave up the ghostוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191,and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto his peopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971, beingoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205and fullוּשְׂבַ֣עu.se.Va'H7649of daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:and his sonsבָּנָֽיו׃ פba.NavH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him.

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