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Genesis 35

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965, goupעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927toBethelH1008, anddwellוְשֶׁב־ve.shev-H3427there: andmakeוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196toGodלָאֵל֙la.'ElH410, whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֣הha.nir.'EhH7200to thee when thoufleddestבְּבָרְחֲךָ֔be.va.re.cha.KhaH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofEsauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

2ThenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hishouseholdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and to all that were with him, Putawayהָסִ֜רוּha.Si.ruH5493theforeignהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430that are amongyouבְּתֹכְכֶ֔םbe.to.khe.KhemH8432, and becleanוְהִֽטַּהֲר֔וּve.hi.ta.ha.RuH2891, andchangeוְהַחֲלִ֖יפוּve.ha.cha.Li.fuH2498yourgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃sim.lo.tei.KhemH8071:

3And let usariseוְנָק֥וּמָהve.na.Ku.mahH6965, and goupוְנַעֲלֶ֖הve.na.'a.LehH5927toBethelH1008; and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213there analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196toGodלָאֵ֞לla.'ElH410, whoansweredהָעֹנֶ֤הha.'o.NehH6030me in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of mydistressצָֽרָתִ֔יtza.ra.TiH6869, and was with me in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870which Iwentהָלָֽכְתִּי׃ha.La.khe.tiH1980.

4And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414toJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290all theforeignהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430which were in theirhandבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theearringsהַנְּזָמִ֖יםha.ne.za.MimH5141which were in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241; andJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290hidוַיִּטְמֹ֤ןvai.yit.MonH2934them under theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424which was byShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927.

5And theyjourneyedוַיִּסָּ֑עוּvai.yi.Sa.'uH5265: and theterrorחִתַּ֣תchi.TatH2847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was on thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that werearoundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and they did notpursueרָֽדְפ֔וּra.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

6SoJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870, which is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, that is,BethelH1008, he and all thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him.

7And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725ElbethelH416: because thereGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430appearedנִגְל֤וּnig.LuH1540to him, when hefledבְּבָרְח֖וֹbe.va.re.ChoH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

8ButDeborahדְּבֹרָה֙de.vo.RahH1683Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259nurseמֵינֶ֣קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243diedוַתָּ֤מָתva.Ta.motH4191, and she wasburiedוַתִּקָּבֵ֛רva.ti.ka.VerH6912beneathBethelH1008under anoakהָֽאַלּ֑וֹןha.'a.LonH437: and thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of it wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121AllonbachuthH439.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290again, when hecameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935out ofPadanaramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307, andblessedוַיְבָ֖רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288him.

10AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, Thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034isJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall not becalledיִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'H7121any moreJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706: befruitfulפְּרֵ֣הpe.RehH6509andmultiplyוּרְבֵ֔הu.re.VehH7235; anationגּ֛וֹיGoyH1471and amultitudeוּקְהַ֥לu.ke.HalH6951ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall spring from thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318out of thyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504;

12And thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Igaveנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוּלְיִצְחָ֖קu.le.yitz.ChakH3327, to thee I will giveitאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310will Igiveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from him in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where hetalkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him.

14AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290setupוַיַּצֵּ֨בvai.ya.TzevH5324apillarמַצֵּבָ֗הma.tze.VahH4676in theplaceבַּמָּק֛וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where hetalkedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696with him, even apillarמַצֶּ֣בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678ofstoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: and hepouredוַיַּסֵּ֤ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258a drinkofferingנֶ֔סֶךְNe.sekhH5262on it, and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332oilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081on it.

15AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with him,BethelH1008.

16And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromBethelH1008; and there wasbutע֥וֹדodH5750alittleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toEphrathאֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672: andRachelרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354travailedוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205, and she hadhardוַתְּקַ֥שׁva.te.KashH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּֽהּ׃be.lid.TahH3205.

17And it came to pass, when she was inhardבְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּve.hak.sho.TahH7185labourבְּלִדְתָּ֑הּbe.lid.TahH3205, that themidwifeהַמְיַלֶּ֙דֶת֙ham.ya.Le.detH3205saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; thou shalt have thissonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121also.

18And it came to pass, as hersoulנַפְשָׁהּ֙naf.ShahH5315was indepartingבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318, (for shediedמֵ֔תָהMe.tahH4191) that shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034BenoniH1126: 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, which isBethlehemH1035.

20AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290setוַיַּצֵּ֧בvai.ya.TzevH5324apillarמַצֵּבָ֖הma.tze.VahH4676on hergraveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּke.vu.ra.TahH6900: that is thepillarמַצֶּ֥בֶתma.Tze.vetH4678ofRachel’sרָחֵ֖לra.ChelH7354graveקְבֻֽרַת־ke.vu.rat-H6900to thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסַּ֖עvai.yi.Sa'H5265, andspreadוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָֽהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168beyondמֵהָ֖לְאָהme.Hal.'ahH1973thetowerH4026ofEdarH4029.

22And it came to pass, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltבִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןbish.KonH7931in thatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205wentH3212andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙vai.yish.KavH7901withBilhahבִּלְהָ֖ה֙bil.HahH1090hisfather’sאָבִ֑֔יו'a.VivH1concubineפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it . Now thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240:

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.SefH3130, andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144:

25And thesonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofBilhahבִלְהָה֙vil.HahH1090,Rachel’sרָחֵ֔לra.ChelH7354handmaidשִׁפְחַ֣תshif.ChatH8198;Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835, andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321:

26And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofZilpahזִלְפָּ֛הzil.PahH2153,Leah’sלֵאָ֖הle.'AhH3812handmaidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198;Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410, andAsherוְאָשֵׁ֑רve.'a.SherH836: these are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, who werebornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to him inPadanaramבְּפַדַּ֥ןbe.fa.DanH6307.

27AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1toMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471, to the city ofArbahH7153, which isHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, whereAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָֽק׃ve.yitz.ChakH3327sojournedגָּֽר־gar-H1481.

28And thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327were anhundredמְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֖הme.'At sha.NahH3967 H8141andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

29AndIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327gave up theghostוַיִּגְוַ֨עvai.yig.Va'H1478, anddiedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191, and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to hispeopleעַמָּ֔יו'a.MavH5971, beingoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205andfullוּשְׂבַ֣עu.se.Va'H7649ofdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: and hissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ פba.NavH1121Esauעֵשָׂ֥ו'e.SavH6215andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him.

Commentaries on Genesis 35

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