Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.1", "source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵשָׂ֣ו בָּ֔א וְעִמּ֕וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּ֣חַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־רָחֵ֔ל וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֥י הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wə-yiśśāʾ* *yaʿăqōb* *ʿênāyw* *wə-yar* *wə-hinnēh* *ʿēśāw* *bāʾ* and with him *ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt ʾîš* and *wə-yaḥaṣ* *ʾet*-the *yəlādîm* upon-*lēʾāh* and upon-*rāḥēl* and upon *štê haššəpāḥôt*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and lifted up", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*wə-yar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*bāʾ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - coming", "*ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt ʾîš*": "cardinal number + noun feminine plural + noun masculine singular - four hundred men", "*wə-yaḥaṣ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he divided", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*yəlādîm*": "noun, masculine plural - children", "*lēʾāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Leah", "*rāḥēl*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rachel", "*štê*": "numeral, feminine construct - two of", "*haššəpāḥôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the maidservants/female slaves" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "and he lifted up/raised", "*yaḥaṣ*": "divided/separated/allocated", "*šəpāḥôt*": "maidservants/female slaves/handmaids" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.4", "source": "וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וֽ͏ַיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃", "text": "*wə-yāroṣ* *ʿēśāw* *liqrāʾtô* *wa-yəḥabbəqēhû* *wə-yippōl* upon-*ṣawwārāw* *wə-yiššāqēhû* *wə-yibkû*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāroṣ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and ran", "*ʿēśāw*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Esau", "*liqrāʾtô*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to meet him", "*wa-yəḥabbəqēhû*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and embraced him", "*wə-yippōl*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and fell", "*ṣawwārāw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neck", "*wə-yiššāqēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and kissed him (with dots above possibly indicating special significance)", "*wə-yibkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they wept" }, "variants": { "*yāroṣ*": "ran/rushed", "*liqrāʾtô*": "to meet him/to his greeting/toward him", "*yəḥabbəqēhû*": "embraced him/hugged him", "*yippōl*": "fell/threw himself", "*ṣawwārāw*": "his neck/throat", "*yiššāqēhû*": "kissed him (dots may indicate emphasis or textual issue)", "*yibkû*": "they wept/cried" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.5", "source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֣א אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר הַיְלָדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yiśśāʾ* *ʾet*-*ʿênāyw* *wə-yarʾ* *ʾet*-the *nāšîm* and *ʾet*-the *yəlādîm* *wə-yōʾmer* who-*ʾēlleh* to you? *wə-yōʾmar* the *yəlādîm* whom-*ḥānan* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-*ʿabdekā*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted up", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*wə-yarʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the women", "*yəlādîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the children", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these", "*wə-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ḥānan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has been gracious/favored", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God", "*ʿabdekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant" }, "variants": { "*yiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised", "*yarʾ*": "saw/beheld/looked at", "*ʾēlleh*": "these/those", "*ḥānan*": "has been gracious to/favored/shown favor to", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (plural form used as singular)", "*ʿabdekā*": "your servant/your slave" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל־נָא֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yaʿăqōb* not-please if-please *māṣāʾtî* *ḥēn* in *ʿênêkā* and *lāqaḥtā* *minḥātî* from *yādî* because therefore *rāʾîtî* *pānêkā* like *kirʾōt* *pənê* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wə-tirṣēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*māṣāʾtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*lāqaḥtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have taken/received", "*minḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my gift/present", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my hand", "*rāʾîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have seen", "*pānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face", "*kirʾōt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - like seeing", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God", "*wə-tirṣēnî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and you have accepted me" }, "variants": { "*māṣāʾtî*": "I have found/I find", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance", "*lāqaḥtā*": "you have taken/received/accepted", "*minḥātî*": "my gift/present/offering", "*rāʾîtî*": "I have seen/I see", "*pānêkā*": "your face/presence", "*kirʾōt*": "like seeing/as one sees", "*pənê*": "face of/presence of", "*tirṣēnî*": "you have accepted me/favored me/shown goodwill to me" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֲדֹנִ֤י יֹדֵ֙עַ֙ כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִ֣ים רַכִּ֔ים וְהַצֹּ֥אן וְהַבָּקָ֖ר עָל֣וֹת עָלָ֑י וּדְפָקוּם֙ י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וָמֵ֖תוּ כָּל־הַצֹּֽאן׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* to him *ʾădōnî* *yōdēaʿ* that-the *yəlādîm* *rakkîm* and the *ṣōʾn* and the *bāqār* *ʿālôt* upon me and *û-dəpāqûm* *yôm* *ʾeḥād* *wā-mētû* all-the *ṣōʾn*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my lord", "*yōdēaʿ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*yəlādîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the children", "*rakkîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - tender/delicate", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun, feminine singular collective with definite article - the flock/sheep", "*bāqār*": "noun, masculine singular collective with definite article - the herd/cattle", "*ʿālôt*": "Qal participle, feminine plural - nursing/giving suck", "*û-dəpāqûm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and if they drive them", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one", "*wā-mētû*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - then they will die", "*ṣōʾn*": "noun, feminine singular collective with definite article - the flock/sheep" }, "variants": { "*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/is aware", "*rakkîm*": "tender/delicate/young", "*ʿālôt*": "nursing/giving suck/with young", "*dəpāqûm*": "drive them/overexert them/push them", "*mētû*": "will die/will perish" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.14", "source": "יַעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה׃", "text": "Let pass-please *ʾădōnî* before *ʿabdô* and I *ʾetnāhălāh* at my *lə-ʾiṭṭî* at *regel* the *məlāʾkāh* which-before me and at *regel* the *yəlādîm* until which-*ʾābōʾ* to-*ʾădōnî* *śēʿîrāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾădōnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my lord", "*ʿabdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant", "*ʾetnāhălāh*": "Hithpael imperfect, 1st common singular cohortative - I will lead on gently", "*lə-ʾiṭṭî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - at my pace/slowly", "*regel*": "noun, feminine singular construct - pace of/foot of", "*məlāʾkāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the work/property/cattle", "*yəlādîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the children", "*ʾābōʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I come/arrive", "*śēʿîrāh*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Seir" }, "variants": { "*ʾetnāhălāh*": "I will lead on gently/proceed slowly/move along", "*lə-ʾiṭṭî*": "at my pace/slowly/gently", "*regel*": "pace/foot/according to the speed", "*məlāʾkāh*": "work/property/goods/cattle that are before me", "*ʾābōʾ*": "I come/arrive/reach", "*śēʿîrāh*": "to Seir/toward Seir" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.17", "source": "וְיַעֲקֹב֙ נָסַ֣ע סֻכֹּ֔תָה וַיִּ֥בֶן ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ עָשָׂ֣ה סֻכֹּ֔ת עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הַמָּק֖וֹם סֻכּֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *yaʿăqōb* *nāsaʿ* *sukkōtāh* *wə-yiben* for him *bāyit* and for *miqnēhû* *ʿāśāh* *sukkōt* therefore *qārāʾ* *šēm*-the *māqôm* *sukkôt*", "grammar": { "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*nāsaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - journeyed", "*sukkōtāh*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Succoth", "*wə-yiben*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he built", "*bāyit*": "noun, masculine singular - house", "*miqnēhû*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his cattle/livestock", "*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - made", "*sukkōt*": "noun, feminine plural - booths/shelters", "*qārāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place", "*sukkôt*": "proper noun - Succoth" }, "variants": { "*nāsaʿ*": "journeyed/traveled/moved", "*sukkōtāh*": "to Succoth/toward Succoth", "*yiben*": "built/constructed", "*miqnēhû*": "his cattle/his livestock/his possessions", "*ʿāśāh*": "made/constructed/built", "*sukkōt*": "booths/shelters/temporary structures", "*qārāʾ*": "called/named", "*sukkôt*": "Succoth (meaning 'booths')" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.18", "source": "וַיָּבֹא֩ יַעֲקֹ֨ב שָׁלֵ֜ם עִ֣יר שְׁכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּבֹא֖וֹ מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּ֖חַן אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-yābōʾ* *yaʿăqōb* *šālēm* *ʿîr* *šəkem* which in *ʾereṣ* *kənaʿan* in *bəbōʾô* from *paddan* *ʾărām* *wə-yiḥan* *ʾet*-*pənê* the *ʿîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*šālēm*": "adjective, masculine singular - safely/whole/in peace (or could be read as 'to Shalem')", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of", "*šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*bəbōʾô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his coming", "*paddan*": "proper noun - Paddan", "*ʾărām*": "proper noun - Aram", "*wə-yiḥan*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he camped", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city" }, "variants": { "*yābōʾ*": "came/arrived at", "*šālēm*": "safely/whole/in peace (or could be read as place name 'Shalem')", "*ʿîr*": "city of/town of", "*bəbōʾô*": "in his coming/when he came", "*yiḥan*": "camped/pitched his tent", "*pənê*": "face of/in front of" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Genesis.33.19", "source": "וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־חֶלְקַ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽטָה־שָׁם֙ אָהֳל֔וֹ מִיַּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־חֲמ֖וֹר אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם בְּמֵאָ֖ה קְשִׂיטָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yiqen* *ʾet*-*ḥelqat* the *śādeh* which *nāṭāh*-there *ʾohŏlô* from *yad* *bənê*-*ḥămôr* *ʾăbî* *šəkem* for *mēʾāh* *qəśîṭāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqen*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bought", "*ḥelqat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - portion of", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*nāṭāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had spread", "*ʾohŏlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tent", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ḥămôr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hamor", "*ʾăbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - father of", "*šəkem*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Shechem", "*mēʾāh*": "cardinal number - hundred", "*qəśîṭāh*": "noun, feminine singular - qesitah (unit of money)" }, "variants": { "*yiqen*": "bought/purchased/acquired", "*ḥelqat*": "portion/parcel/piece", "*nāṭāh*": "had spread/had pitched/had set up", "*yad*": "hand of/from/possession of", "*ʾăbî*": "father of/patriarch of", "*qəśîṭāh*": "qesitah (unit of money of unknown value)" } }