Revised Version 1895

Genesis 33

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Esauעֵשָׂ֣ו'e.SavH6215cameבָּ֔אBa'H935, and with himfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376. And hedividedוַיַּ֣חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֗יםhay.la.DimH3206untoLeahלֵאָה֙le.'AhH3812, and untoRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354, and unto thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handmaids.

2And heputוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the handmaids and theirchildrenיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןyal.dei.HenH3206foremostרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הri.sho.NahH7223, andLeahלֵאָ֤הle.'AhH3812andherH7760childrenוִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙vi.la.Dei.haH3206after, andRachelרָחֵ֥לra.ChelH7354andJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130hindermost.

3And hehimselfH1931passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674overbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH1931to thegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,untilH5704hecameH5066nearH5066to hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

4AndEsauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125him, andembracedוַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּvay.cha.be.Ke.huH2263him, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisneckצַוָּארָ֖יוtza.va.RavH6677, andkissedוַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401him: and theyweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5And heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802and thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206; andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who aretheseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428with thee? And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֕יםhay.la.DimH3206whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgraciouslyחָנַ֥ןcha.NanH2603givenH5650thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

6Then the handmaidscameH5066nearH5066, they and theirchildrenוְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ןve.yal.dei.HenH3206, and theybowedוַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃va.Tish.ta.cha.Vei.naH7812themselvesH7812.

7AndLeahלֵאָ֛הle.'AhH3812also andherגַּם־gam-H1571childrenוִילָדֶ֖יהָvi.la.Dei.haH3206cameH5066nearH5066, andbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesH310: andafterH310cameH5066Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130nearH5066andRachelוְרָחֵ֖לve.ra.ChelH7354, and theybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesH310.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH834meanest thou byallכָּל־kol-H3605thiscompanyהַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.NehH4264whichH834Imetפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיpa.Ga.she.tiH6298? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tofindלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

9AndEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I haveenoughרָ֑בRavH7227; mybrotherאָחִ֕י'a.ChiH251,letיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961that thou hast be thine.

10AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay, IprayH4994thee,ifאִם־'im-H518nowH4994I havefoundH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, thenreceiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947mypresentH4672at myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027: forasmuch as I haveseenH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440, as one seeth thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and thou wastpleasedוַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃va.tir.Tze.niH7521withmeH4994.

11Takeקַח־kach-H3947, IprayH4994thee, mygiftבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293that isbroughtהֻבָ֣אתhu.VatH935to thee;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath dealtgraciouslyחַנַּ֥נִיcha.Na.niH2603withmeH4994, andbecauseוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588I have enough. And heurgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him, and hetookוַיִּקָּֽח׃vai.yi.KachH3947it.

12And hesaidH559, LetusH559takeH5265ourjourneyH5265, and letusH559goH5265, and I willgoH5265beforeלְנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃le.neg.De.khaH5048thee.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knoweth that thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֣יםhay.la.DimH3206aretenderרַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390, and that theflocksוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629andherdsוְהַבָּקָ֖רve.ha.ba.KarH1241withmeאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413give suck: andifכִּֽי־ki-H3588they overdrive them onedayי֣וֹםYomH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605theflocksהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629willdieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14LetH4994mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, IprayH4994thee,passיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674overbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650: and I willleadH413on softly,accordingH413to thepaceלְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelH7272of thecattleהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399that isbeforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440meH413andaccordingH413to thepaceוּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.gelH7272of thechildrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704Icomeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113untoSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

15AndEsauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH4994meH4994nowH4994leaveH4480with theesomeH4480of the folk that are withmeH4994. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100needeth it?letH4994meH4994findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

16SoH7725Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117on hiswayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870untoSeirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

17AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290journeyedנָסַ֣עna.Sa'H5265toSuccothסֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523, andbuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129him anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004, andmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֔תsu.KotH5521for hiscattleוּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙u.le.mik.Ne.huH4735: therefore thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725iscalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סsu.KotH5523.

18AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935in peace to thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofShechemשְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemH7927,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, when hecameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307; andencampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And heboughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the parcel ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hadspreadנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544,Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1, for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967piecesקְשִׂיטָֽה׃ke.si.TahH7192ofmoneyH7192.

20And heerectedוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324there analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121it El-elohe-Israel.

Commentaries on Genesis 33

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