Revised Version 1895

Genesis 35

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,goעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927upH5927to Beth-el, anddwellוְשֶׁב־ve.shev-H3427there: andmakeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoGodH430, whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֣הha.nir.'EhH7200unto thee when thou fleddest from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

2ThenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hishouseholdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605that were with him,PutH5493awayH5493thestrangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430that are amongyouH834, andpurifyוְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּve.hi.ta.ha.RuH2891yourselves, andchangeוְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּve.ha.cha.Li.fuH2498yourgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sim.lo.tei.KhemH8071:

3andletH1980usH3117ariseוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965, andgoH1980upוְנַעֲלֶ֖הve.na.'a.LehH5927to Beth-el; and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoGodלָאֵ֞לla.'ElH410, whoansweredהָעֹנֶ֤הha.'o.NehH6030meH5978in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of mydistressצָֽרָתִ֔יtza.ra.TiH6869, and was withmeH5978in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834IwentH1980.

4And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290allכָּל־kol-H3605thestrangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in theirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theringsהַנְּזָמִ֖יםha.ne.za.MimH5141whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241; andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hidוַיִּטְמֹ֤ןvai.yit.MonH2934themunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was byShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927.

5And theyjourneyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265: and agreatאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430terrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847wasuponעַל־'al-H5921thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that wereroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439aboutוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961them, and theydidאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6Soאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667(thesameH1931is Beth-el), he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725El-beth-el:becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thereGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasrevealedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540unto him, when hefledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8AndDeborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191, andsheH7121wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Beth-elunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437: and thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Allon-bacuthH439.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againע֔וֹדodH5750, when hecameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935fromPaddan-aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808becalledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121anyH5750moreH5750Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, I amGodH430Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706: befruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509andmultiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235; anationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and acompanyוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall be of thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961outיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12and thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Igaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327, to thee I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee will Igiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927from him in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he spake with him.

14AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324upH5921apillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in theplaceבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he spake with him, apillarH4676ofstoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332outH3332a drink offeringthereonH5921, andpouredH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081thereonH5921.

15AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spake with him, Beth-el.

16And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from Beth-el; and there wasstillע֥וֹדodH5750someכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530way tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672: andRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailed, and she hadhardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labour.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961, whensheכִּֽי־ki-H3588was inhardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labour, that themidwifeH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH1961,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408; fornowH1961thou shalt haveanotherזֶ֥הzehH2088sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961, asherH7121soulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was indepartingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318(forsheH3588diedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191), thatsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben-oniH1126: but hisfatherוְאָבִ֖יוve.'a.VivH1calledקָֽרָא־ka.ra'-H7121himBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽין׃vin.ya.MinH1144.

19AndRachelרָחֵ֑לra.ChelH7354diedוַתָּ֖מָתva.Ta.motH4191, and wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵר֙va.ti.ka.VerH6912in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toEphrathאֶפְרָ֔תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672(thesameהִ֖ואhi'H1931is Beth-lehem).

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324upעַד־'ad-H5704apillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676uponH5921herH5921graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900: thesameהִ֛ואhi'H1931is thePillarH4676ofRachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354graveקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900unto thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסַּ֖עvai.yi.Sa'H5265, andspreadוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973thetowerלְמִגְדַּל־le.mig.dal-H4029ofEderעֵֽדֶר׃'E.derH4029.

22And itcameH1961topassH1961,whileH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in thatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH1961andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901withBilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090hisfather’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it.NowH1961thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290weretwelveעָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarH6240:

23thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812;Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060, andSimeonוְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ve.shim.'OnH8095, andLeviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063, andIssacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485, andZebulunוּזְבוּלֻֽן׃u.ze.vu.LunH2074:

24thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofRachelרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354;Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144:

25and thesonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090,Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354handmaid;Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321:

26and thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153,Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812handmaid;Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410andAsherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836:theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werebornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him inPaddan-aramבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307.

27AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935untoIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1toMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471, toKiriath-arbaH7153(thesameהִ֣ואhi'H1931isHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275),whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָֽק׃ve.yitz.ChakH3327sojourned.

28And thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327were anhundredמְאַ֥תme.'AtH3967and fourscoreyearsH8141.

29AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327gaveupאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853the ghost, anddiedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191, and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto hispeopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971,oldH1121andfullH3117ofdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: andEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290hissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ פba.NavH1121buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him.

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